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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Marie Palmer-Smith - 1930s British Original Graphic Design for Advertising
Located in London, GB
MARIE PALMER-SMITH (1899-1997) Fabric Inspirations Signed and inscribed with title; bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse Gouache on pen and ink on tinted paper Unframed in mo...
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1930s Realist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Attrib. William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) - Framed Watercolour, Sidmouth
By W. H. Bartlett
Located in Corsham, GB
Attributed to William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). A coastal landscape near Sidmouth. Inscribed verso 'where his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent expired'. Presented in a simple gilt-e...
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Early 19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Heads of Two Women
By Mario Sironi
Located in London, GB
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961 Sassari, Italy , 1885-1961 Milan, Italy (Italian) Title: Heads of Two Women Technique: Hand Signed Pencil and Crayon Drawing on Tan Paper size: 17.4x 21 cm ...
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Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Pencil

Sarah-Jane, Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
John Emanuel embarking on a series of works using new life models. Unusual for a artist who has over the last 40 years only had 3 previous sitters. Now working with Sarah Jane...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1950's Modernist Painting - Portrait Of Figure On Gold
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gold Man by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso original watercolour/gouache painting on paper overall size: 111.75 x 8.5 inches condition: very good and ready to...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Original Watercolour of Farmhouse in the Northern Ireland Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Original Watercolour of Farmhouse in the Northern Ireland Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, D Hall Art measures 8 x 6 inches Frame measure...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Board, Archival Paper

Artists and their muses
Located in London, GB
Playboy School, 20th Century Artists and their muses: Titian and Violante; Sir Peter Lely and Nell Gwyn; Francois Boucher and Louise O’Murphy; Hogarth, Nell...
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1980s Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures In The Forest Watercolour
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper, unframed size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape watercolour by George Bissill
Located in London, GB
George Bissill (1896-1973) Landscape Watercolour 26 x 31 cm Initialled to bottom right Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Blue Pink
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Porthole to Another Dimension, 168x153cm, woodblock print, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, 2020 * Please note this artwork is on two separate pieces of paper that have been joined together. The join is not obvious when looking at the work. At the time Isabel was desperate to make the piece but did not have a large enough piece of paper in the studio, so she joined two together. Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabels own words: Porthole to Another Dimension The legend said, that down by the river, beneath the purple hills, where the black iris...
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2010s Surrealist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

Black and white still life flower drawing of Mimosas by artist, Yvon Pissarro
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Mimosas by Yvon Pissarro (b. 1937) Graphite on paper 65 x 50 cm (25 ⅝ x 19 ⅝ inches) Signed and dated lower left Yvon Vey 2002 Provenance Studio of the artist, Montpellier Artist b...
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Early 2000s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Pitcher, Dodger Catcher and baseball field positions, 3 drawings by Ronald Searl
By Ronald Searle
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ronald Searle, CBE HRWS (British, 1920 – 2011) Pitcher; The Dodger’s catcher; and a drawing of the field positions on the day A set of three baseball studies Pencil on paper 5.1/4 x ...
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20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Cloudy Town Landscape
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenan...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1840 Watercolour - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour depiction on the Madonna and Child with adoring Maji and a boar. Painted in Paris 1940. Inscribed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with a foliate motif...
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Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

A Morning Concert - Victorian British art w/c painting black entertainers beach
By Owen Dalziel
Located in London, GB
A superb British Victorian watercolour by Owen Dalziel which is titled A Morning Concert and is dated 1883. A fine large painting, it is a super historical record of a Victorian beach...
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19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Keith Stuart Baynes (1887-1977) - 1966 Watercolour, The Tagus from Cacilhas
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant watercolour painting depicts a bustling harbour scene looking out to the River Tagus from Cacilhas in Portugal, with numerous boats of various sizes dotting a colourful ...
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Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Academic Study
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper Signed by RA visitor Edwin Long and dated (lower right) 76cm × 57cm (88cm × 64cm framed) Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He exhibited exten...
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Late 19th Century English School United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6
Located in Richmond, GB
A group of mezzotint engravings of flowers from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-174...
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18th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Gentleman in Black-Tie, sketch by Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
Keith Vaughan Gentleman in Black-Tie Ballpoint pen sketch 17 x 13 cm Born in 1912, Keith Vaughan was a British painter known for his modernist and semi-abstract depictions of the...
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Mid-20th Century Realist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Figure Study
Located in London, GB
Black and red chalk on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 31cm x 27cm (50cm x 45cm framed). Delmotte was a painter, draftsman, watercolourist and Belgian sculptor. A realist painter at first, he was influenced by Expressionism of the beginning of the century. An impressive list of gallery exhibitions of his work during his lifetime, either independently or as part of a group, indicate that he was a known and successful figure in art worlds of Belgium and Europe. Marcel Delmotte received numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He was named Knight of the Order of Leopold II...
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1930s Art Deco United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Paper

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Autumn Tree Landscape
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 20 x 12.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. provena...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Boy". Contemporary Figurative Pastel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Beautiful pastel painting of a young boy, very reminsent of Summer From the studio of London based artist Caroline Hands Framed in contemporary wooden frame Image 30x20" Framed 36...
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1990s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

J.M.Q - Naive School 20th Century Watercolour, Harbour Boats
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with initials to the upper left corner. Presented in a simple black frame with card mount. Inscribed 'University Bristol' verso. On paper.
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20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Located in London, GB
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment Chinese, 19th Century Height 29cm, width 41cm, depth 2cm This striking suite of ten Chinese watercolours is p...
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Early 19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Rice Paper

Surrealist Mermaid Orchestra Large Painting Royal College Art Women LGBTQ+ Blues
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
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2010s Surrealist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Venus
By Richard Westall
Located in London, GB
Richard Westall, R.A. (1765-1836) Venus signed and dated ‘R. Westall 1794’ (lower right) pencil and watercolour, with white heightening image 11 ⅞ x 15 ¼ in. (30.2 x 38.7 cm.) frame 22 ⅛ x 26 in. (56.3 x 66.1 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Venus (1794) was produced during a highly creative and defining period of Richard Westall’s career and artistic development, when from 1790-95 the ambitious young artist was sharing a house at 57 Greek Street, Soho, with his friend Sir Thomas Lawrence, the future President of the Royal Academy. Whilst lodging together, Lawrence became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1791, Westall the following year, and both were elected full-members in 1794 – the year Lawrence was appointed Painter-in-Ordinary to His Majesty King George III. Westall was to become Queen Victoria’s first Drawing Master, before her ascension to the throne. It was in this very year, 1794 - as the two young artists became Royal Academicians - that the present watercolour was executed, and it is exciting to speculate that Lawrence would have examined and given his thoughts on the work. Highly comparable to The Wallace Collection’s Nymph and cupids (c.1793, cat. P757), acquired by Francis Seymour-Conway (1777-1842), 3rd Marquess of Hertford, (who hung it in his bedroom), the mid-1790s saw Westall exhibiting and returning to similar subject-matter on a number of occasions. Two works with titles that could be applied to the present picture were exhibited at the Royal Academy, in 1794 (no. 341 Nymph and Cupids) and 1795 (no. 620, A Wood–nymph and Cupids). However, a print after the watercolour, engraved by F. Screen, entitles the piece Venus. Westall is regarded as a great virtuoso watercolourist, and Venus is evidence of the young artist’s mastery of the medium. Indeed, it is unusual to find a watercolour of comparable age so well preserved, and retaining such vibrancy - the superb condition providing an insight into his exceptional brushwork and use of colour. Venus languishes luxuriously on her woodland bed, the trunk of a tree resembling a curtain, while three winged putti play beside her, seeming to gesture to someone in the woods. Cupid draws back his bow and aims an arrow of love, perhaps about to pierce the heart of a hunting nobleman, or unsuspecting woodcutter. The striking contrast between the almost luminescent nymph, with the deep, rich, luxuriant forest, gives the glade an alluring sense of mystery – perhaps an allusion to the mysteries of the heart, a pre-occupation with Romanticism, central to the emerging thought of the time. Westall can be classified as one of the great Romantic artists, and even painted Lord Byron’s portrait...
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1790s Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

"Siren" Welsh Surrealist Fairy Figurative Framed Watercolor And Ink Painting
By Liz Wall
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Liz Wall. Welsh. Siren. Watercolor & Ink. Signed & Dated 2011 Lower Right. Image size 11.4 inches x 18.9 inches ( 29cm x 48cm ). Frame size 25.6 inches x 26.8 inches ( 65cm x 68cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Dorothy Fitchew - 20th Century British Watercolor Illustration of Flower Fairies
By Dorothy Fitchew
Located in London, GB
DOROTHY FITCHEW (1889-1975) “I Must Go Seek Some Dewdrops Here, And Hang a Pearl in Every Cowslip’s Ear.” Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, Scene I Signed l.l.: DOROTHY FITCHEW ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Framed Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Children on the Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour study of two young children hand in hand. They appear to be brother and sister. The young boy holds a large fishing net as he wades through the shallow waters of t...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid Century French Elegant Lady in Draping Sleeve Dress Pencil Sketch
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided Size: 10 height) x 7.5 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenan...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Mid Century French Chic Posed Lady in A Halter Neck Dress Pencil Sketch
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided Size: 10 height) x 8 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenance...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of Multiple Fashionable Female Faces
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ink drawing on artists paper, double sided Size: 9 height) x 7 (width) Stamped Verso Condition...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Canal in Venice, English Watercolour
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very atmospheric watercolour capturing the light and shimmer of a Venetian canal. One of two views of Venice by the artist that I am offering - please see my other listing. Dennis Page (born 1926) Venice Balcony Signed Watercolour 8½ x 12 inches including the frame 16¾ x 21 inches with the frame Painter, mainly in watercolour who was born in Hampstead, London. He studied art at Harrow and the Central School of Arts & Crafts, where his tutors included Mervyn Peake...
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Late 20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Artist Birds Golden Sun
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Isabel Rock , 'Staring at the Sun' 99.7 x 70.2cm, collaged woodblock print and acrylic ink on 410gsm Somerset Satin paper, 2011 In Isabels own words; 'Staring at the Sun' The man stood on the mountain and stared at the golden sun. The sun stared back at him, its heat blazed and burnt his eyes, the birds sang a maddening tune like they were pecking at his eardrums. The man pointed his finger and shouted, ' you lied to me' at the sun. The sun laughed and said 'you wanted to believe me. I told you what you had already decided in your head to be the most convenient thing for you.' The man raged and hopped in what looked to the birds like a beautiful dance. 'Trickery, skulduggery!' he shouted. 'villain, thief, abomination!' The sun blinked and smiled calmly. It had seen a lot from humans, there was nothing that could surprise it now. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel’s hair brush that gives incredible fine lines and was purchased on her travels in India. Born in Hammersmith, London in 1981, Rock knew her destiny was to be an artist. Studying Fine Art Printmaking at The University of Brighton and graduating with First Class Honours in 2004 she went on to do a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London, continuing her studies in printmaking and drawing, graduating in 2008. Her first solo show at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford, London in April 2009 sold out and was the beginning of a career that continues to rise. Rock participated in the first ever India Art Fair represented by Art 1821...
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2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

Andre Amstutz - Blending into the Landscape - 1970s British Illustration
Located in London, GB
ANDRE AMSTUTZ (1925-2015) Blending into the Landscape Signed l.l. Oil on board Framed 29.5 by 23 cm., 11 ½ by 9 in. (frame size 45.5 by 38 cm., 18 by 15 in.) Reproduced: Guinnes...
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1970s Pop Art United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Portrait of a Man’s Head
By William Etty
Located in London, GB
Charcoal and white chalk highlight on paper Label of J.M Maas Gallery (verso) 36cm × 28cm (54cm × 43cm framed) Etty, a student of Thomas Lawrence, R.A., was the first significant Br...
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19th Century English School United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Standing Figure
By Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
Pencil on paper Signed (lower right) 27.5cm × 20cm (46cm × 38cm framed) Vaughan was a British artist, whose work is held in the collections of the Government Art Collection, Nationa...
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1950s United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Woodland Scene, 1956 circa - Gouache and Pastel Painting, Green Trees + Leaf
By Peter Potworowski
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Peter Potworowski 1898-1962 Woodland Scene, 1956, circa gouache and pastel 25.1 x 28.2 cm 9 7/8 x 11 1/8 in unsigned Tadeusz Piotr (Peter) Potworowski was a Polish abstract and figu...
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20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Gouache

W. Bolt - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Ships Off a Choppy Coastline
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine late 19th-century nautical watercolour. Ships off a choppy coastline. The buoy has been inscribed 'Shambles', and the watercolour has been heightened with white. Well presented ...
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Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

John Francis Branegan (1843-1909) - Framed Watercolour, Evening on the Medway
Located in Corsham, GB
John Francis Branegan (1843-1909) - original watercolour. Evening on the Medway. Signed and inscribed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with a wash-line mount. Lab...
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Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gadda of Florence after Fra Angelico - Watercolour, Coronation of the Virgin
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th-century watercolour scene depicting a detail from Fra Angelico's Coronation of the Virgin. Delicately captured, the artist strips back from Angelico's vibrant o...
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Early 20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Le Lever - Impressionist Figures in Interior Pastel by Jean Louis Forain
By Jean Louis Forain
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist figurative pastel on board circa 1895 by sought after French impressionist painter Jean Louis Forain. The piece depicts a man asleep in a bed while a woman stands at the foot of the bed getting dressed. The room is dimly lit by the bedside lamp. Signature: Signed upper right Dimensions: Framed: 22"x26" Unframed: 15"x19" Provenance: Galerie Jean-Claude Bellier Jean Forain was the son of a painter and decorator and was apprenticed to a visiting card engraver. He studied briefly under Gérôme and Carpeaux at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and regularly visited the Louvre, where he copied works by the masters. It is said that for a time he made a precarious living by selling small drawings in the style of Grévin. He went on to collaborate on various publications as a draughtsman and columnist, starting in 1876 on La Cravache and then collaborating on the newspapers Le Journal Amusant, Le Figaro and L'Écho de Paris. This introduced him to the diverse worlds of Paris society - the world of the theatre, of shows, and of literature - where he wryly noted the habits and shortcomings particular to each. This led him to follow a route very characteristic of this period, already seen in the work of Steinlen, Caran d'Ache and Toulouse-Lautrec in the journals La Pléiade, La Vogue and La Revue Blanche. His work draws a picture of the society of the period, not in a strictly imitative fashion but in the form of the 'dessin-charge' or mild caricature. In 1880 he illustrated Parisian Sketches...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Board

Twentieth Century Landscape with Nude - Cecilia Lake Orta Original Watercolour
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Landscape with Nude - Cecilia in the grounds of a Villa at Lake Orta in Italy. Original Signed Watercolour of one of his most favourite Models. I have long since ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled - grim reaper By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Untitled - grim reaper By Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and...
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Early 2000s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

May Broadhurst Poynton (act.1930-1950) - Watercolour, A Haitian Mambo
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant artwork captures the frenetic energy of a bustling dance hall, with a scene of musicians and dancers rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes. The composition draws th...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

L'Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
By Hughes Claude Pissarro
Located in London, GB
L' Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Claude Shepperson - Petrushka - Watercolour scene from the Ballets Russes
By Claude Allin Shepperson
Located in London, GB
CLAUDE ALLIN SHEPPERSON, ARA, ARWS (1867-1921) Petrushka – Scene from the Ballets Russes Signed l.l.: Shepperson Watercolour over traces of pencil Framed 30.5 by 45.5 cm., 12 by 18 in. (frame size 52.5 by 66 cm., 20 ¾ by 26 in.) Provenance: Richard C Davis...
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1910s Realist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return
Located in Harkstead, GB
A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...
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Early 19th Century Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

George James Knox (1810-1897) - 1857 Watercolour, By the Windmill
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th-century study by the English listed artist George James Knox (1810-1897). The scene depicts figures walking towards the coastline before an old windmill. Signed and dated...
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Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Art Deco, 20th Century, fashion, dress design for 'Estelle'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (Russian / French 1892 – 1990) A dress design for Estelle Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper Inscribed ‘Estelle’ (upper left) with other notations...
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20th Century Art Deco United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Girls
By Barbara Wagner
Located in Brecon, Powys
A group of girls forms the image for Barbara Wagner's silkscreen print. This is a unique piece and not part of an edition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Screen

Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Rodeo Orange Blue
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences whi...
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2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Early 20th Century Watercolour - The Shipyard
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category

20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
Category

18th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Male Torso
By John Koch
Located in London, GB
Pencil, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, titled (lower left), signed (lower right), 31cm x 46cm, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an impo...
Category

1950s American Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Thomas Leeson Rowbotham, Victorian blacksmith
By Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming study of a blacksmith puffing on a clay pipe at the forge door. Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham Junr (1823-1875) Village Blacksmith Patterdale, Aug 1848 Signed, in...
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Edward Burra original gouache 'The Procession', British, 20th Century
By Edward Burra
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Edward Burra CBE (British, 1905 – 1976) The harbour at low time pencil on paper signed with studio stamp ‘E.J. Burra’ (lower right) 21.3/4 x 30 in. (55.3 x 76 cm.) Provenance: Sotheb...
Category

20th Century Surrealist United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Gouache

Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, signed by the artist (upper right), and RA visitor L. Alma Tadema, RA., and dated (lower left), 76cm x 57cm, (64cm x 88cm framed). Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881, where this extraordinary display of drafting took place. Olivier exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, and the Paris Salon. He exhibited at the Fine Art Society in the 1880s and at the Grafton Galleries in 1908. An official war artist in the Great War, his work is included in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. It is also contained in many regional art galleries. Drawings of the nude, called academic studies...
Category

1880s Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

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