Drawings and Watercolor Paintings in Paris

Oil on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...

Ink on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...

Indian ink and acrylic paint, marker on archival paper Shipped in a tube Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Ma...

Rudolf Schlichter (1890-1955) Portrait of a man Ink on beige paper Signed 44 x 31 cm small damages on the edges Rudolf Schlichter was born in Calw i...

Gouache on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...

Oil on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In ...

Ink on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In ...

Watercolor markers,watercolor pencil,ink on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Tec...

Pencil, black & brown chalk on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specia...

Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890) Carriages and horses during the franco-prussian war of 1870 Pencil and watercolor on paper On the reverse Studies of horses Pencil and water...

Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890) Soldiers at rest during the franco-prussian war of 1870 Watercolor on paper On the reverse Study of a battlefield (?) Pencil on paper Mark o...

Marker, gouache, ink, colored pencil, and collage on gold paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a mul...

Marker, gouache, ink, metallic paint, colored pencil, and collage on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many solo shows, over 200 group shows, and over 200 Living Installations in New York. His art has been discussed in over 200 publications, books and media sources, including the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bomb Magazine, Art 21,NBC's Today Show, Marie Claire Italia, Frank 151, Art+Auction, the New York Post, Fox Channel 5, the Village Voice's “Best in Show", The Creator's Project, Art Forum...

Marker, gouache, ink, metallic paint, colored pencil, and collage on archival colored paperr Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many solo shows, over 200 group shows, and over 200 Living Installations in New York. His art has been discussed in over 200 publications, books and media sources, including the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bomb Magazine, Art 21,NBC's Today Show, Marie Claire Italia, Frank 151, Art+Auction, the New York Post, Fox Channel 5, the Village Voice's “Best in Show", The Creator's Project, Art Forum...

Marker, gouache, ink, metallic paint, colored pencil and collage on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many solo shows, over 200 group shows, and over 200 Living Installations in New York. His art has been discussed in over 200 publications, books and media sources, including the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bomb Magazine, Art 21,NBC's Today Show, Marie Claire Italia, Frank 151, Art+Auction, the New York Post, Fox Channel 5, the Village Voice's “Best in Show", The Creator's Project, Art Forum...

Marker, gouache, ink, colored pencil and collage on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in many solo shows, over 200 group shows, and over 200 Living Installations in New York. His art has been discussed in over 200 publications, books and media sources, including the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bomb Magazine, Art 21,NBC's Today Show, Marie Claire Italia, Frank 151, Art+Auction, the New York Post, Fox Channel 5, the Village Voice's “Best in Show", The Creator's Project, Art Forum...

Watercolor markers, brushpen and watercolor pencils on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the G...

Paper, pastel, marker and pencil on paper Framed - white wood frame, 96 x 66 x 4 cm Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He ...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, markers on paper Framed - 96 x 71 x 3 cm, white wood frame Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives a...

Pastel, markers on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Ge...

Pastel, markers, charcoal on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated fr...

Ink, black pen, watercolor markers on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical...

watercolor, markers, brushpen and watercolor pencils on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the...

Ink, watercolor, markers, pencils and pen on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. H...

Ink, pastel, pencil, markers on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical Univ...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, pastel on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical Univ...

ink,water color markers,pen,pencil on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technica...

Ink, watercolor, pencil, pen on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical Univ...

Ink, charcoal, pencil and pen on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical Uni...

Acrylic, marker, watercolor, pencil, ink on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He ...

Watercolor markers, brushpen and watercolor pencils on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the G...

Charcoal, ink, felt-tip pen, watercolor and markers on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the ...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, markers on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is gradua...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, pastel, markers on paper Framed - 94 x 64 x 3 cm, brown wood frame Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georg...

Ink, pencil, charcoal, watercolor, markers on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian ...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, markers, pastel on paper Framed - 96 x 71 x 5 cm, brown wood frame Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georg...

Watercolor markers, brushpen and watercolor pencils on paper Framed 96 x 71 x 5 cm, brown wood framed Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tb...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, pen on paper. Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated ...

ink, charcoal, pencil, pen on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Technical Univers...

Paper and pastel on paper Framed - brown wood frame, 90 x 65 x 3 cm Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tb...

Pencil, pastel, watercolor, markers, ink on paper Framed - brown wood frame, 96 x 71 x 3 cm Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 wh...

Ink, pencil, watercolor markers, charcoal on paper Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Georgian Te...

Ink, charcoal, pencil, pastel, markers on paper Framed - 96 x 71 x 3 cm, brown wood frame Shota Imerlishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1991 who...

This vigorous drawing has long been attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio: The Abduction of the Sabine Women is one of the scenes that Polidoro depicted between 1525 and 1527 on the façade of the Milesi Palazzo in Rome. However, the proximity to another drawing inspired by this same façade, kept at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and to other drawings inspired by Polidoro kept at the Musée du Louvre, leads us to propose an attribution to Biagio Pupini, a Bolognese artist whose life remains barely known, despite the abundant number of drawings attributed to him. 1. Biagio Pupini, a Bolognese artist in the light of the Roman Renaissance The early life of Biagio Pupini, an important figure of the first half of the Cinquecento in Bologna - Vasari mentions him several times - is still poorly known. Neither his date of birth (probably around 1490-1495) nor his training are known. He is said to have been a pupil of Francesco Francia (1450 - 1517) and his name appears for the first time in 1511 in a contract with the painter Bagnacavallo (c. 1484 - 1542) for the frescoes of a church in Faenza. He then collaborated with Girolamo da Carpi, at San Michele in Bosco and at the villa of Belriguardo. He must have gone to Rome for the first time with Bagnacavallo between 1511 and 1519. There he discovered the art of Raphael, with whom he might have worked, and that of Polidoro da Caravaggio. This first visit, and those that followed, were the occasion for an intense study of ancient and modern art, as illustrated by his abundant graphic production. Polidoro da Caravaggio had a particular influence on the technique adopted by Pupini. Executed on coloured paper, his drawings generally combine pen, brown ink and wash with abundant highlights of white gouache, as in the drawing presented here. 2. The Abduction of the Sabine Women Our drawing is an adaptation of a fresco painted between 1525 and 1527 by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Rome. These painted façades were very famous from the moment they were painted and inspired many artists during their stay in Rome. These frescoes are now very deteriorated and difficult to see, as the palace is in a rather narrow street. The episode of the abduction of the Sabine women (which appears in the centre of the photo above) is a historical theme that goes back to the origins of Rome and is recounted both by Titus Livius (Ab Urbe condita I,13), by Ovid (Fasti III, 199-228) and by Plutarch (II, Romulus 14-19). After killing his twin brother Romus, Romulus populates the city of Rome by opening it up to refugees and brigands and finds himself with an excess of men. Because of their reputation, none of the inhabitants of the neighbouring cities want to give them their daughters in marriage. The Romans then decide to invite their Sabine neighbours to a great feast during which they slaughter the Sabines and kidnap their daughters. The engraving made by Giovanni Battista Gallestruzzi (1618 - 1677) around 1656-1658 gives us a good understanding of the Polidoro fresco, allowing us to see how Biagio Pupini reworked the scene to extract this dynamic group. With a remarkable economy of means, Biagio Pupini takes over the left-hand side of the fresco and depicts in a very dense space two main groups, each consisting of a Roman and a Sabine, completed by a group of three soldiers in the background (which seems to differ quite significantly from Polidoro's composition). The balance of the drawing is based on a very strongly structured composition. The drawing is organised around a median vertical axis, which runs along both the elbow of the kidnapped Sabine on the left and the foot of her captor, and the two main diagonals, reinforced by four secondary diagonals. This diamond-shaped structure creates an extremely dynamic space, in which centripetal movements (the legs of the Sabine on the right, the arm of the soldier on the back at the top right) and centrifugal movements (the arm of the kidnapper on the left and the legs of the Sabine he is carrying away, the arm of the Sabine on the right) oppose each other, giving the drawing the appearance of a whirlpool around a central point of support situated slightly to the left of the navel of the kidnapper on the right. 3. Polidoro da Caravaggio, and the decorations of Roman palaces Polidoro da Caravaggio was a paradoxical artist who entered Raphael's (1483 - 1520) workshop at a very young age, when he oversaw the Lodges in the Vatican. Most of his Roman work, which was the peak of his career, has disappeared, as he specialised in facade painting, and yet these paintings, which are eminently visible in urban spaces, have influenced generations of artists who copied them abundantly during their visits to Rome. Polidoro Caldara was born in Caravaggio around 1495-1500 (the birthplace of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, who was born there in 1571), some forty kilometres east of Milan. According to Vasari, he arrived as a mason on the Vatican's construction site and joined Raphael's workshop around 1517 (at the age of eighteen according to Vasari). This integration would have allowed Polidoro to work not only on the frescoes of the Lodges, but also on some of the frescoes of the Chambers, as well as on the flat of Cardinal Bibiena in the Vatican. After Raphael's death in 1520, Polidoro worked first with Perin del Vaga before joining forces with Maturino of Florence (1490 - 1528), whom he had also known in Raphael's workshop. Together they specialised in the painting of palace façades. They were to produce some forty façades decorated with grisaille paintings imitating antique bas-reliefs. The Sack of Rome in 1527, during which his friend Maturino was killed, led Polidoro to flee first to Naples (where he had already stayed in 1523), then to Messina. It was while he was preparing his return to the peninsula that he was murdered by one of his assistants, Tonno Calabrese, in 1543. In his Vite, Vasari celebrated Polidoro as the greatest façade decorator of his time, noting that "there is no flat, palace, garden or villa in Rome that does not contain a work by Polidoro". Polidoro's facade decorations, most of which have disappeared as they were displayed in the open air, constitute the most important lost chapter of Roman art of the Cinquecento. The few surviving drawings of the painter can, however, give an idea of the original appearance of his murals and show that he was an artist of remarkable and highly original genius. 4. The façade of the Milesi Palace Giovanni Antonio Milesi, who commissioned this palace, located not far from the Tiber, north of Piazza Navona, was a native of the Bergamo area, like Polidoro, with whom he maintained close friendly ties. Executed in the last years before the Sack of Rome, around 1526-1527, the decoration of Palazzo Milesi is considered Polidoro's greatest decorative success. An engraving by Ernesto Maccari made at the end of the nineteenth century allows us to understand the general balance of this façade, which was still well preserved at the time. The frescoes were not entirely monochrome, but alternated elements in chiaroscuro simulating marble bas-reliefs and those in ochre simulating bronze and gold vases...

Léon-Ernest Drivier (1878-1951) Female nude Black stone and red chalk on paper Signed lower left 31 x 23.5 cm Provenance: former collection of Marie de Rohan Chabot, Princess Murat, ...

French school of the mid-19th century Watercolor 51 x 37 cm (69 x 55 cm with frame) Signed and dated at the bottom “M. C. / 1857” The hollyhock comes from China, passing through Sy...

Watercolor and Ink on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artis...

Victor Prouvé (1858-1943) Study of a buffalo Pencil on paper 32,5 x 50 cm Provenance : Marianne Prouvé-Georges (1905-1994)’s collection, artist’s daughter Sold without frame A major...

This drawing full of freshness presents us with the profile of an elegant lady, drawn by Augustin de Saint-Aubin on a beautiful summer day in 1776, during the early months of Louis X...

Watercolor and Ink on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching betwe...

Watercolor and Ink on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artis...

Drypoint etching hand printed and watercolor Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantl...

Yvon Taillandier's 1978 gouache painting titled 'Capitipèdes au Japon' is a captivating masterpiece that enchants viewers with its intricate details and imaginative storytelling. Thi...

Watercolor on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching between mediu...

Watercolor and Ink on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching betwe...

Watercolor and Ink on paper, Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching betw...

Watercolor on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching between mediu...

Acrylic on Instant photo Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching between ...