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Item Ships From: Paris
Edouard Chevret (1835-1874), Napoleon and his soldiers, Studies, 1860, drawing
By Edouard Chevret
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Chevret (1835-1864)
Napoleon and his soldiers, different studies
Signed on the lower right and dated 1860
28 x 45 cm
In a modern mount covering the original mount.
In quite g...
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1860s Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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 Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Study of a peasant woman.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
Study of an peasant woman. Red pastel. Signed.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
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1930s Realist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled #3 Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing Iranian woman artist art charcoal
By Zahra Zeinali
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI
“Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly accordi...
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2010s Contemporary Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Young Elegant Lady In A Hat, Nocturne
By Henry Somm
Located in PARIS, FR
François Clément SOMMIER, known as Henry SOMM
Rouen 1844 - Paris 1907
Young Elegant woman in hat, nocturnal
Watercolor
Signed lower right
32 x 21 cm
50 x 40 cm framed
Very good cond...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
N’Guyen PHAN LONG, pair of drawings on paper
Located in Paris, FR
- Price for both.
- Signed at the bottom right.
- Vietnam, 1946.
Dimensions
H : 33 cm L : 31 cm
H : 12.9 in W : 12.2 in
Category
1940s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Lucien Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) Portrait of a boy, signed pastel
By Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
Portrait of a boy
Signed lower left
Pastel on paper
28 x 23 cm
Framed : 63 x58 cm
Guirand de Scévola is particularly renowned for his...
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1930s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and India ink on cardboard
Created in 2018 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and wo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, India Ink, Cardboard
Young Man with a Sword, a Fist on his Hip, a drawing by Cornelis Saftleven
Located in PARIS, FR
Black chalk and white highlights on paper (originally washed in blue)
Monogrammed and dated 1630 on the right
This drawing, executed in black chalk and enhanced with white brushwor...
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1630s Old Masters Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Rudolf Schlichter, Shirtless man, shouting, circa 1920, black ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Rudolf SCHLICHTER (1890-1955)
Shirtless man, shouting, circa 1920
India black ink on paper
43,2 x 28,4 cm
provenance : artist's family
Rudolf Schlichter was born in Calw in 1890. He...
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Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and pastel on canvas
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in P...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Ink
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on paper
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Paris and ded...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painting
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel on paper
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Drawing Portrait Sarah Bernhardt red hair woman French late 19th monogram
Located in PARIS, FR
French school from the end of the 19th century
Drawing
Pencil and pastel
40 x 29 cm (55 x 46 cm with cardboard support)
Collector's stamp or workshop stamp at the bottom right ? “A.D.”
Category
Late 19th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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 Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of a young man, signed drawing
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)
Portrait of a young man leaning on a Chair
Signed lower right
Black pencil on paper
23.7 x 17.6 cm
In good condition
Framed : 40 x 34 cm
This fine portr...
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1840s Romantic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A Pensive young woman, portrait drawing
By André Eugène Costilhes
Located in Paris, FR
André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940)
A Pensive young woman
pencil on paper
29.5 x 22.5 cm (view)
In good condition, except some traces of stains
Framed : 55.5 x 41.5 cm (vintage frame...
Category
1910s Symbolist Paris - 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...
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Late 19th Century French School Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Marie-Thérèse BOURRAT (née en 1938), The Hat, 1970, watercolor
Located in PARIS, FR
Marie-Thérèse BOURRAT (née en 1938)
The Hat, 1970
Pencil, black ink and watercolor on paper
Signed and dated “1970” lower center
17 x 25 cm
frame : 30 x 40 cm
Self-taught, Marie-Thé...
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1970s Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Man, pencil on paper, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Rudolf Schlichter (1890-1955)
Man
Pencil on paper
Signed "R. Schlichter" on the lower right
Study of a man leaning forward on the back
59 x 44 cm
Sma...
Category
Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, India Ink
Portrait Of An Indian Soldier, Signed, Large Pastel
By Willem Delsaux
Located in PARIS, FR
Willem DELSAUX
Ixelles 1862 - 1954 Gimbergen
Profile portrait of « Allah Dita »,Indian soldier of the British Indian colonial army
Pastel on p...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painting
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel on paper
Created in 2018 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19 th Century
Portrait of a young man
Signed (signature not deciphered) on the lower right
Pencil, black chalk and heightenings of white and red chalks on paper
Oval vi...
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1880s Romantic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil
Study of a hand; preparatory work for the painting Jewish Bride in Morocco, 1867
By Alfred Dehodencq
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred DEHODENCQ (1822-1982)
Study of a hand; preparatory to the painting Jewish Bride in Morocco, 1867
Pencil on paper
Dimensions of work: 15.5 x 17.5 cm
Frame size : 30 x 30 cm
A...
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1860s Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of a woman, 1929, red chalk on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Erich HERMES (1881-1971)
Portrait of a Woman, 1929
Sanguine on paper
Signed "E. Hermès" and dated "29" lower left
29.5 x 22.5 cm
original frame
Erich Hermès, a Geneva artist of German origin, was born in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein in 1881 of Huguenot parents. He trained as a painter-decorator before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. Awarded a Swiss Confederation scholarship, he spent his first year in Paris in 1909, before continuing his training in Munich, Italy and Spain.
Erich Hermès was an important figure in Geneva figurative painting in the first half of the 20th century. He produced numerous monumental works integrated into architecture. They adorned official and sacred public buildings such as the Protestant temple in Carouge (ill.1), as well as private edifices. The easel painting of his early years was strongly influenced by the work of Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), whom he met around 1903. Like Hodler, he painted Switzerland and its heroic figures and battles, while maintaining a strong empathy for the common people. He later moved towards New Objectivity, developing a more personal style.
The artist is also renowned in the world of graphic arts, particularly for his work as a poster artist in the 1930s and 1940s. He used his art to promote the Alps and winter sports (ill.2), as well as products such as wine and cigars.
The red chalk portrait of a woman is dated 1929. We seem to find the model's physiognomy in some of the artist's paintings (ill.3) depicting intimate subjects. Our figure, who wears a Huguenot cross...
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1920s Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Parisian Lady Portrait Madame Seguin
By Adele Grasset
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning portrait of a Parisian beauty from the romantic period by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With her intelligent eyes and determined look, doesn't this lady bear great resemblance to Chopin's paramour George Sand?
The sitter is Jeanne Marie Vidal, wife of Claude Auguste Seguin, from a prominent family in Avignon, as the family tree attached to the back for the frame indicates. Research in old annals has also revealed that Madame Seguin was a modern and independent lady: she worked in lady's fashion in Paris, and patented wrapping mechanism that protected lady's hats during their transport!
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on the artist, Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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1830s Academic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Study of young woman in profile
By Ernest Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT
Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929
Study of young woman in profile
Red chalk
Circa 1900
80 x 63 cm framed
54 x 39 sheet
Beautiful antique frame in natural wood, probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Seated man ; head studies, india ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Rudolf SCHLICHTER (1890-1955)
Seated man ; head studies
India ink on paper
Signed "R. Schlichter" at the bottom right
59 x 46 cm
Missing at the top l...
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Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Studies of seated figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIUSEPPE BOSSI
(1777-1815)
Studies of seated figures
Pen and ink on paper
18 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) Élégante au chien 1925, pastel signed
By Henri Ottmann
Located in Paris, FR
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927)
Élégante au chien, an elegant woman with a dog
signed lower right
pastel on paper
32 x 25 cm
Framed 52 x 42 cm
Published under n°602 of the artist's cat...
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1920s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Flores rotas V Sergio Moscona Contemporary art Argentinian artist expressionist
By Sergio Moscona
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
By Henry Mirande
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry MIRANDE (1877-1955)
Self-portrait, circa 1940
Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Anotated "L'Indien du haut Orénoque qui me réclame 4 femmes blanches pour lui seul" upper ri...
Category
Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Eugène Carrière (1849-1906) Studies of a baby's head, drawing signed
By Eugène Carrière
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Carrière (1849-1906)
Studies of a baby's head,
signed lower right
Pencil on paper
18.5 x 29.5 cm
In good condition, some stains in the lower right
Framed : 34 x 45 cm
This...
Category
1880s Symbolist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Italian School 18th century, An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Italian School 18th Century
An Ancient soldier in profile,
red chalk on paper
35 x 23.5 cm
in good condition, traces of folds in the lower right corner
Framed : 46.5 x 35.5 cm
This...
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1750s Baroque Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Portrait, woman's head, 1959, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marc DAUTRY (1930-2008)
Woman’s head, 1959 ?
Pencil on paper
Signed and dated "1959" ? lower left
14 x 10.5 cm
Frame (antique glass) : 36 x 30 cm
Born in Nime (south of France), Mar...
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1950s Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a reading monk , original drawing
By Jean-Pierre Laurens
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932)
Study of a reading monk
Pencil on paper
29.5 x 19 cm
Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower right
In quite good condition : crease and ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jules Boilly (1796-1874) Portrait of a young man, drawing signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Boilly (1796-1874)
Portrait of a young man, in uniform,
signed and dated 1837 on the lower left
charcoal and heightenings of blue, red and white chalk on paper
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Framed : 41.8 x 36 cm
This drawing is a good illustration of Jules Boilly's own style, obviously very different from his father's realistic acuity. There is something softer, more velvety, lighter, and we can see it clearly in the way he renders the features of this young man.
Julien-Léopold Boilly (30 August 1796 – 14 June 1874), also known as Jules Boilly, was a French artist noted for his album of lithographs Iconographie de l'Institut Royal de France (1820–1821) and his booklet Album de 73 portraits-charge aquarellés des membres de l'Institut (1820) containing watercolor caricatures...
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1830s Romantic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Red Hair Dreaming Woman - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing - 1929
By Gustave Poetzsch
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Red Hair Dreaming Woman
Original charcoals drawing
Signed bottom right
on tinted linen paper 48 x 30 cm (c. 19 x 12 in)
Stamp of the Estate auction sal...
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1920s Realist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Red Hair Woman - Original gouache and watercolor painting - Signed - 1939
By Claire Vergez
Located in Paris, IDF
Claire VERGEZ
Red Hair Woman, 1939
Original gouache and watercolor painting
Signed bottom right
On heavy vellum 38 x 25.5 cm (c. 15 x 10 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1930s Realist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Young Boy with Pig Stuffed Toy - Original Signed Charcoal Drawing
By Gustave Poetzsch
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Young Boy with Pig Stuffed Toy
Original charcoals drawing
Signed Bottom right
on heavy paper 29 x 21 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Stamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Blue Eyes Boy - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing
By Gustave Poetzsch
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Blue Eyes Boy
Original charcoals drawing
Signed bottom right
on linen paper 37 x 31 cm (c. 15 x 12 in)
Stamp of the Estate auction sale on the back
Ve...
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Early 20th Century Realist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Three studies of women, original signed drawing
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
Three studies of women
charcoal on paper
signed on the bottom left
39 x 24.5 cm
This drawing of studies was part of the artist's workshop as so it bears the...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
L V Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) Portrait of a young woman, 1928, oval pastel
By Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
Portrait of a young woman
Pastel on paper
38 x 28 cm (oval)
Framed under glass in a vintage framing : 45 x 35 cm
A label on the back "1928 Portrait de femme Etude au pastel de Guirand de Scévola" (see photographs please)
This pastel study is of course not signed, as the label on the back of the frame gives its attribution to Guirand de Scévola and, equally interestingly, the date 1928, but in fact the artist's style and execution are immediately recognisable without the need for a signature.
This type of woman with a bun is typical of the models the artist loved. Her mysterious air recalls his Symbolist period, and pastel is hisr preferred medium because it lends itself to all the characteristics typical of his art.
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950) was a French painter.
He was student of Fernand Cormon and Pierre Dupuis...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Thoughtful woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Karl HUBBUCH (1891-1979)
Thoughtful young woman, circa 1920-30
Pen and ink, pink colored pencil on paper
Stamp of the Karl Hubbuch estate in the upper left corner
14,5 x 14 inch
German artist and figure of the New Objectivity, Karl Hubbuch was born in Karlsruhe in 1891. He received his first artistic training at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1908, where he became friends with Georg Scholz and Rudolf...
Category
1920s Dutch School Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
Portrait of Raphaël Fumet ; preparatory study for "La Famille mystique", 1914
By Jules Oury dit Marcel-Lenoir
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules OURY dit MARCEL-LENOIR (1872-1931)
Portrait of Raphaël Fumet (1898-1979) ; preparatory study for "La Famille mystique", 1914
Charcoal and pencil on paper
Signed "Marcel-Lenoi...
Category
Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
L'étonnement, Astonishment as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "L'étonnement N°9"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In good condition, a sta...
Category
1750s Old Masters Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of characters, drawing and watercolor
By Denis Auguste Marie Raffet
Located in Paris, FR
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860)
Studies of characters
Black pencil and watercolor on paper
18.5 x 25.5 cm
Stamp of the Raffet Estate Sale (1911) on the lower right
In good condition, foxings on the original mount
Framed 34 x 40 cm
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established.[
Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm. In this endeavor he was a contemporary of other French artist-lithographers of Napoleon and the French army including Hippolyte Bellangé, Horace Vernet, and Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, the History of Napoleon by de Norvins, the great Walter Scott by Auguste Defauconpret, the French Plutarch and Frédéric Bérat's Songs.
He went to Rome in 1849, and was present at the siege of Rome, which he made the subject of some lithographs, and followed the Italian campaign of 1859, of which he left a record in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil...
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1850s Romantic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman with a Cigarette, circa 1910, pastel on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Mathilde MAUJAN VAN DONGHEN (1868-1960)
Portrait of a Woman with a Cigarette, circa 1910
Pastel on paper
Signed "M. van Donghen" lower right
52 x 43 cm
Sold in its original frame
Bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
By Henry Mirande
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry Mirande (1877-1955)
Self-portrait, circa 1940
Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Signed "HM" lower right and signed with the stamp on the reverse
Annotation faintly legible ...
Category
Early 20th Century Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
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 ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 watercolor signed
By Gustave Riquet
Located in Paris, FR
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938)
Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 (Carnations of life)
Signed and dated on the lower right,
The text on the lower left is the following "Cueille dès aujourd'hui les oeillets de la vie" , which can be translated as "Pick today the carnations of life"
watercolor on paper
37.5 x 51.5 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 53 x 67 cm
The text clearly gives the meaning of this allegorical portrait...
Category
1890s Symbolist Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French Romantic school, Portrait of a young man, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic school, circa 1840
Portrait of a young man,
charcoal on paper
22.5 x 17 cm
In good condition, however, there is a restoration of the paper in the upper right-hand qu...
Category
1840s Romantic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century
Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper
27 x 18 cm (45 x 34 cm with frame)
Inscription at bottom “Saint-Aubin de l’Académie de musique”
Dated "1785"
Augustin d'Herbez known as "Saint-Aubin" was a tenor and member of the Royal Academy of Music...
Category
1780s Academic Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Chalk
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a sitting bearded man, original drawing
By Jean-Pierre Laurens
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932)
Study of a sitting bearded man
Pencil on paper
24.5 x 20 cm
Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower left
In quite good condition : glued...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paris - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing
By Denis Auguste Marie Raffet
Located in Paris, FR
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860)
Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger,
Signed and dated 1849 lower right
Ink on paper
16.5 x 25.5 cm
In a nice period frame : 33 x 42 cm
Raffet had the occasion to draw studies of austrian soldiers as he took part as observer to the first Italian Independance War (1848-1849). It was the the first of many conflicts between the Kingdom of Sardinia , which later became the Kingdom of Italy , and the Austrian Empire.
The Kaiserjäger (imperial hunters) were founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. It was a great honor to enter the Kaiserjäger as they were the only ones to be honored with the term "imperial". However, only Tyrolese, Voralbergers and Welschtirolers were allowed.
They wore this characteristic hat as a parade headdress, it was made of matte black, waterproof felt. It consisted of a crown and brim adorned with a circular, green cord, the Jäger emblem and a plume of black rooster feathers. The hat cord was made of sheep's wool, and had a button and an acorn covered with a green wool.
These two studies clearly evoke the interest of the artist for this part of their uniform.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established.
Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm. In this endeavor he was a contemporary of other French artist-lithographers of Napoleon and the French army including Hippolyte Bellangé, Horace Vernet, and Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, the History of Napoleon by de Norvins, the great Walter Scott by Auguste Defauconpret, the French Plutarch and Frédéric Bérat's Songs.
He went to Rome in 1849, and was present at the siege of Rome, which he made the subject of some lithographs, and followed the Italian campaign of 1859, of which he left a record in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil...
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Materials
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26.5 x 33,8 cm
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Materials
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Located in Paris, FR
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Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
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Category
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Materials
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Located in Paris, FR
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Materials
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