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Sale Items
Style: Old Masters
Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes.
17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with frames.
Antique ink drawings on paper, in wood...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull
Pencil drawing
Drawing Size - 11 x 18 in
Framed Size - 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in
Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540)
By Daniel Ramée
Located in Storrs, CT
Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law. (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540.) Pencil drawing mounted onto paper. 12 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Collector's seal verso: Gustav Grunwald, (Lugt 1155b)...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Boissier, Portrait of a Young Man, 1802, Pastel signed and dated
By Boissier
Located in Paris, FR
Boissier (painter and portraitist active at the end of the 18th century)
Portrait of a young man
Signed and dated "Boissier f(ecit) 1802" on the lower right
Pastel on paper transfere...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided.
Dimensions with Frame:
H 75 cm / 29.5"
W 61 cm / 24"
Dimensions without Frame:
H 56 cm / 22"
W 42 cm / 16.5"
About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink
Sans titre I
By Francine Auvrouin
Located in Paris, FR
one of a kind drawing.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Pastel, Charcoal
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...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
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H 9.26 in W 6.89 in D 1.19 in
Academic study of male Nude. Two -sided. Sketches on reverce. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
19th century Italian school drawing. Academic study of the figure of the young naked man.
Drawing made from two sides of the sheet of paper
On the other side two feet and an arm are ...
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19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
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H 18.9 in W 13.78 in D 0.08 in
Carretto Siciliano (Sicilian Carriage) - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
By Michela De Vito
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored and watermarked paper"J. Whatm Turkey M.", 1820 c.a.
Beautiful watercolour representing a typical Italian scene of ordinary life in XIX century: people...
Category
1820s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 10.24 in W 12.41 in D 0.04 in
The Roman Bath
Located in London, GB
'The Roman Bath', pencil on art paper (circa 1960s), School of Rome. Three broad-shouldered men make their way through the sultry corridors of the Hammam in...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Mythological combat scene with Roman soldiers on horseback.
By Virgil Solis
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and brownish black ink on grayish-cream laid paper, 6 1/2 x 8 inches (165 x 175 mm), irregular hexagonal sheet with margins. Some archival repairs along the top sheet edge, scatt...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Laid Paper, Ink
Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on greenish gray wove paper. 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (390 x 295 mm). Initialed "G. B." in pencil on the lower right recto. In generally good condition with some minor scattered surface soiling. Condition is consistent with age.
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This drawing is closely related to two known mid 18th century oils...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Graphite
Ancient Persian Miniature - Original China Ink and Watercolour - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century.
Good condition for a little brown ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 0.04 in
"Duchándome, May 28th", Watercolor Diptych, 2018
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome, May 28th by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor and ink on an archival paper
Individual size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W
Sheet Size: 19.5 in. H x 27.5 i...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Watercolor
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.1 in
English School early 19th century, Portrait of two children, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
English School early 19th century,
Portrait of two children,
Pencil and light heightenings of white and red gouache
29.5 x 23 cm
In quite good condition : the pape is yellowed by time and there foxings and stains visible (please refer to the photographs)
In a vintage frame (some minor damages) : 48.5 x 38 cm
This charming drawing of children is typical of English portraiture as it had its heyday shortly before with Reynolds and Gainsborough. The codes required, for example, that the female sitter...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 11.62 in W 9.06 in
Costume di Craco - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
By Michela De Vito
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Costume di Craco" with a caption "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. ...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 13.59 in W 9.3 in D 0.04 in