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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Roundism – 04-06-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 04-06-18 I was attracted by the musculature of the model’s back and wanted also to map this even more by emphasizing the oblique position of the torso by means of a...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
James Abbott McNeill Whistler Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86 Watercolor on paper, mounted on board 8 1/2 x 5 inches Signed on the reverse Provenance: Miss Annie Burr Jennings Mrs. ...
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1880s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

St Mark s Square, Venice , Paris, Post-Impressionist, Charlottenborg Palace
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and titled, 'Venedig' (Venice). Precocious as a child, Victor Isbrand painted professionally from a young age...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed bottom right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 17.5 x 24....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting Gated Field Behind French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 17 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Post-Impressionist Watercolour Painting Landscape Overlooking The City Of Nice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower left, Inscribed Verso. watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed 10 x 14 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the artist...
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Paris Seine River View with Notre Dame Cathedral and Bridge French Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Seine River View with Notre Dame Cathedral and Bridge French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Hunter in a Field
By Percival Leonard Rosseau
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right. Listed measurements are for the full frame size 18.5" x 21.75". (1859–1937) Percival Leonard Rosseau was born in Louisiana. He led a peripatetic life as cattle driver, cowboy, and commodities broker before going abroad...
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1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Stow Wengenroth Original Dry Brush Drawing, 1966, "The Little Owl"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) original dry brush drawing, 1966 This work is a preparatory drawing for his lithograph “The Little Owl” Signed lower right, “Stow Wengenroth” Image measur...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Model Session – 20-04-24 – 1, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Heater Troubles This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 20-04-24 – 1’ is the first I made during this month’s session. Last time we had a man posing for us. This time there...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative VLADIMIR VASIL’EVICH LEBEDEV (1891-1967) "Workers" Gouache on paper Monog...
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1920s Constructivist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Face I, Painting, Chinese Ink, Portrait of Man by PadmaBhushan Artist "In Stock"
By Akbar Padamsee
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
In this case an ordinary working Man, This alluring work in a 15 x 11 inches ( Unframed ) and 23 x 19 inches (framed) in Ink on paper is a signature work by the master artist Akbar P...
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Early 2000s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Red Rose - contemporary work by award winning emerging artist Fujiko Rose
Located in London, GB
Fujiko’s work amalgamates a contrast of the contemporary with traditional scenes, juxtaposing Indian black ink on a variety of warm textured papers, whilst forming a modern emotive f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Mid 20th Century, Ghent, Belgium Chateau des Comtes from Hoofdbrug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. East Flanders - Ghent by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) signed in both front lower corners, inscribed and dated to the back watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframe...
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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Queen Street, Exeter watercolour by Louis Osman FRIBA
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Near Point Lobos - Mid Century Carmel Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century watercolor seascape of Near Point, at Mansion Overlook, Carmel, California by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989), c.1960. Signed "M.W. Ziegler" lower right. Presented in rustic black frame. Image size, 12"H x 22"L. Margaret Zeigler studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art...
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1960s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Standing Male, Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1930s Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well execut...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

SF 89-153.
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 67 x 51 cm. Frame size: 112 x 97 cm. Free shipment worldwide. Archive number SF 89-153 in the Sam Francis Foundation. Stamped with the Sam Francis Estate logo and stamped signature on verso. Sam Francis’s paintings are a journey into a dream, a voyage into the landscapes of the soul where colours are lights on fire. Alongside names such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, Sam Francis is an artist who has succeeded in demonstrating a total mastery of abstract expressionism’s impassioned and spontaneous genre. The explosions of colour – red, blue, green and yellow – the streaks, strokes and bold lines of his pictures are the physical synthesis of the deepest crevices of the soul. His colours create rhythmical motifs that, characteristically enough, can be called the “musicality” of his paintings. The work of Sam Francis provides a visible meeting place for the conscious and the unconscious. His pictures are the cross-fertilisation of what has already been experienced with what exists still only as desire, a struggle between melancholy and merrymaking. Influenced by C.G. Jung, the father of psychoanalysis, Sam Francis spent a large portion of his life exploring the premise that dreams, instincts and intuition provide, the keys which unlock the mysteries and meaning of our inner lives. He was also fascinated by the four ancient elements – earth, water, air and fire – which developed into a leitmotif in his work. Sam Francis was born in San Mateo in California, USA in 1923. After starting to paint at the age of around twenty, he soon found himself increasingly consumed by the power of art. He spent much of the 1950s in Paris, from where he not only made frequent excursions to a number of European cities, but also embarked on many journeys to South America and Asia. He continued to move from place to place, primarily in the USA and Japan, right up until his death in 1994. Sam Francis’s first...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Crowded Market Street Clock Tower Mediterranean City Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Crowded Market Street Clock Tower Mediterranean City Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6.25 in...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"L intrus" - Satirical French Illustration - Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977). A doctor is giving a shot to a female patient, while a nurse tries to prevent a man from barging in. Pencil signed "G Ho...
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1950s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Original Watercolour by Delovincourt portrait Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Delovincourt: biography Delovincourt, is a poster artist. Delovincourt was an art nouveau artist. He was mainly active during the modern period. Delovincourt: his main works Delovinc...
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1910s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Calico Cat Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Calico Cat Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

ABSTRACT FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers, ink on cartboard paper. Unframed. Ships securely and well protected from Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Hypnos 2 God of Sleep and Dreams signed Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos God of Sleep and Dreams", ink and acrylic on paper Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings. His mission is to help people sleep and ...
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2010s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Beware the Eyes - Abstract Black and White Figurative Illustrative Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Standing Female Nude with Floral Pattern French Modernist Watercolour Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Standing Female Nude with Floral Pattern French Modernist Watercolour Figure Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Contemporary Miniature Natural Pigments Painting Cosmic Egg Minimalist Spiritual
Located in Norfolk, GB
Rahul Kumar Untitled Natural Pigment on Paper 35.5cm x 26.5cm Rahul Kumar is from a family of traditional miniature painters working in Jaipur. The atelier where his family learnt t...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Early 20th Century Pastel - Statuesque Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking life study depicting a nude life model in statuesque pose. The artist captures the strong forms of her body in layers of pastel colours. Unsigned. Presented in a white car...
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Oscar Lacaze - 1880 Watercolour, Italian Interior Study
Located in Corsham, GB
A detailed watercolour study depicting a finely dressed woman looking into a large standing mirror draped with fine velvet fabric. An artist's palette and easel can be seen in the re...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Machpela Cave Chevron 1967 Israeli Judaica Mixed Media Print Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Baruch Nachshon, was born in Mandatory Palestine in 1939, in the city of Haifa. Nachshon began to paint in early childhood, and developed his relationship to art and to artists throu...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Bowling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan) Watercolor on paper, 7 ¾ x 10 ½ inches unframed, 14 ½ x 16 ½ inches framed, signed, dated, and located lower left as follows: “David McCosh...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Evening Harbour Scene Brittany Coast Watercolour Seascape by Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Harbour Scene Brittany Coast Watercolour Seascape by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.75 x 9 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm. This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting...
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18th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera

Saddling up, Saratoga Springs
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Colin Coots (b. 1944) Saddling up, Saratoga Springs Signed and dated '86 Watercolour and pencil 19 x 23 in Colin Coots (b. 1944) is a celebrated equestrian artist known for his evoc...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Louise HERVIEU (1878-1954) Fly, circa 1925 Charcoal on paper Signed "L.H." 5 × 5 cm frame 14 × 14 cm Tiny fold mark at the top Born in Alençon in 1878, Louise Hervieu showed a tale...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Peacock Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
363 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Peacock Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

California Valley, Near Capistrano, 20th Century Western Mountainous Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) California Valley, Near Capistrano, c. 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right, titled verso 15 x 20 inches 18.5 x 24 inches framed Fr...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Frank Richards, Newlyn School, English Watercolor of figures on a Cornish beach
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderfully fluid watercolour capturing the end of the day on a Cornish beach, most probably Newlyn where Richards was painting from the 1890s onwards. Frank Richards (1863-1935) ...
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1890s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England — British Post-Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
An early 20th-century Hayley Lever watercolor depicting fishing boats docked at the St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England. A fine, spontaneous rendering on watercolor paper, with fresh ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Fig. 9 BASE VERDE and NARANJA, Diptych. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Boats at Low Tide with Village and Trees Borth y Gest North Wales 1994
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Stormy Skies Over Marsh and Hills Laugharne South Wales 1994 Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 14.75 i...
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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Architectural Miniature Watercolor of Bath Abbey from the West Front
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Architectural Miniature Watercolor of Bath Abbey from the West Front by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.7...
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20th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Scene in Wurttemberg" - Late 19th Century Antique Framed Watercolor Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
I've included a photo here of the blue sticker a movie studio put on the back of this beautiful old German pastel when they rented it from my Magazine Street gallery for the shoot of...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

“Waterfall with Birches”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor of a waterfall with birch trees on illustration board by the well known American artist, William Paskell. Signed lower left. Condi...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board

Soft Light in the Woods, Forest Landscape, Blue Tones, Handmade Cyanotype Print
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition of a cyanotype print. This beautiful image shows the subtle afternoon light going through the woods during the summer. Details: + T...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Snapshot Series No. 2 (Iris), photorealist colored pencil still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison's freshly bloomed Magnolia and Iris drawings further his play with artifice and hyperrealism. Cream and rose-colored blossoms seem to jump boldly from their branches. ...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Blue and Pink Composition : Surrealist Bouquet- Original Handsigned Pastel
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude GAVEAU Blue and Pink Composition : Surrealist Bouquet (Silence in petals) Original pastel drawing Handsigned in pencil Countersigned on the back (with another drawing on the ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Untitled (Standing Male Nude with Ropes and Arm Band)
Located in New York, NY
James Childs (1945-2020) Untitled (Standing Male Nude with Ropes and Arm Band) 2010 Signed and dated, l.l. Graphite and pastel crayon on paper 30.5 x 22 inches $3,125
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Graphite

"Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5, " Conte Crayon and Pencil on Alcantara, 1992
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Estopiñan, Cuban (1921 - 2015) Title: Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5 Year: 1992 Medium: Conte Crayon and Pencil Drawing on Alcantara h...
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1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Handmade Paper, Pencil

Nu assis, penché à droite (Nude sitting, leaning to the right)
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and dated, lower right Provenance: Atelier of the artist
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard

Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed right. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Differences - Original Abstract Figurative Yellow Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Hoopoe Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
413 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Hoopoe Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Triumph of Constantine the Great
Located in Chicago, IL
Inscribed on the verso: EE 27/10
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Ink, Pen

1600’s Flemish Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Biblical Figures Group on paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Studies Attriubted to Cornelis Schut (1597 - 1655) Flemish ink drawing on paper, inscribed on mount size: 4.75 x 7 inches private collection, France The painting is in overa...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Winter s Chill, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A narrow, half-frozen stream winds through a snow-covered field, reflecting the soft light of a pale winter sky. Bare trees frame the scene and lead the gaze in...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sketch of woman by Henri Fehr - Drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 85 x 68 x 2,7 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

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