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Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Blanche Grambs, (Young Bird with Ferns)
Located in New York, NY
Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, was an extremely skilled draftsperson. Her birds are masterful. This charming piece places the yooun...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Two horses - Original pencil drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two horses Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good condition...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sven Berlin, Cornish St. Ives artist, a drawing of a rabbit
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Hare Pencil on paper Signed, inscribed and dated `HARE’ (lower left), and ‘SVEN ‘79’ (lower right) 14.7/8 x 22.3/4 in. (37.8 x 57.8 cm.) Sven Berl...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Cat and Dog Playing - Original pencil drawing, 1953
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Cat and Dog Playing, 1953 Original pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good condition, m...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

Feline Back
Located in Roma, IT
Feline Back is an original drawing realized by Ernest Rouart between the end of the XIX Century and the beginning of the XX Century. On the back, there is a sketch realized in pencil...
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Early 1900s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Intimacy - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan Gardy Artigas Intimacy Original Lithograph Handsigned in Pencil Justified H.C (Hors Commerce) On Velum 65x 50cm (c. 25.5x 19.6inch) Excellent C...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Horse and Oriental Knight - Drawing by Carle Vickers - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Very fine pencil drawing realized by Carle Vickers (or Charles, pupil of Horace Vernet, 1821-1874) in the mid 19th Century, after Carle Vernel and Horace Vernet. Hand signed lower r...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

In the Wood - Drawing by Charlotte Gardelle - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media on paper, ink, gouache and watercolor, realized by Charlotte Gardelle (1879-1953) in the early 20th Century. Fair condition, due to some rips in the paper. Not signed. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Untitled Sheep Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Menashe Kadishman Untitled Sheep Drawing, ca. 1985 Unique Graphite Drawing Hand signed and inscribed on the front Frame Included Unique whimsical drawing...
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1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art Louise Emerson Ronnebeck (1901 - 1980) Oil Riggers, Mural Study Image: 6 1/2 x 37 inches Watercolor ...
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1930s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

Dog - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Dog is a Black Marker Drawing and Watercolour realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a little sheet of a notebook. No Signature. Reynold Ar...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Portrait of Dog - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Dog is an original pencil drawing realized by an artist of the mid 20th Century. Good condition, no signature. On a white cardboard.
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

L’amour Croise des Race - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by J.J. Grandville - 1833
Located in Roma, IT
L’amour Croise des Races (Agence matrimoniale) is an original drawing with watercolor, Ink, pencil on paper, realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville in 1833, from provenance by descent...
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1830s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Dog - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Dog is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Pen Drawing Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Bull - Drawing by Mario Jannaccone - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Bull is a Drawing in china ink drawing realized by Mario Jannaccone in the 1970s. Hand-signed. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Horse in landscape - Original pencil drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Horse in landscape Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good condit...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Blanche Grambs, Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
Signed in pencil. Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, later developed a career in illustration. This drawing, watercolor and ink on trac...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Carnet de Voyage - Sioux Indians - Illustrated Album by I. Sermonski - 1910/1950
By Ivan Sermonski
Located in Roma, IT
Carnet de Voyage is a wonderful original illustrated album by the Russian artist Ivan Sermoski (1889?-1963?). A beautiful manuscript with original blue ink and marker sketches representing the uses and customs of the native Americans, the Sioux Indians. This ancient sketchbook of 46 pages includes a final watercolored sketch concerning the history of the Indian Sioux...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Donkey - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Donkey is an artwok realized by the French Artist Paul Emile Colin . Pencil Drawing on paper. Signed on plate "Atelier P.E. Colin" on the right corner. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Eating Elephant - Original ink and watercolor drawing, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Ronald SEARLE Eating Elephant, 1964 Original ink and color pencil drawing Signed bottom right with the monogram On heavy paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 30 x 22 in) Very good condition, small...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Color Pencil

Horse (Studi per un Equestre) - Drawing by Ludovico De Luigi - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel drawing realized by Ludovico De Luigi in 1979. Hand signed, dated and titled. Very good condition.
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Three Horses Running
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern Chinese watercolor painting depicting three stallions running underneath a blazing sun.
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Three Horses Running
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Tamer of Horses - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Il Domatore di Cavalli (The Tamer of Horses) is an original watercolor drawing on paper (Fabriano watermarked paper), realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journa...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mouse - Drawing by Antanas Jankauskh - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mouse is a contemporary artwork realized by Antanas Jankauskh in the late 20th Century. Water color and ink. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes.
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Blanche Grambs, Eagle
Located in New York, NY
Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, was an extremely skilled draftsperson. Her birds are masterful. Here an eagle, a majestic bird-of-pr...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Antenna Birds" New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal Mid-Century American Scene Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Antenna Birds" New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal Mid-Century American Scene Modern Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Antenna Birds New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1950s 12 1/2 X 9 1/4 in...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Board

Trojan Horse - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Trojan Horse is an original modern artwork realized in the 1960s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original tempera on paper. Monogram of the artist on...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Cats - Original Watercolor and Pen by Marie Paulette Lagosse - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Cats is an original etching by Marie Paulette Lagosse (1921-1996) in 1948. Signed on the plate on the lower right. The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some ...
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1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Into The Final Furlong The Last Stretch Of A Horse Race Framed Original Artwork
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Into The Final Furlong, 1965. Pastel On Buff Paper. Signed & Dated 1965. Image size 18.9 inches x 27.6 inches ( 48cm x 70cm )...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Bears - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bears is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Barking at Tower - Drawing in Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Barking at Tower is an Original Drawing in tempera on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. It represents the popular mascotte of the ENI logo. Inclu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Early Horses VI, Charcoal Drawing, Brown, Black by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Early Horses VI - 19.5 x 29 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on paper (Framed & Delivered) Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist painters and rose to ...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Expulsion from Paradise - Original Ink Drawing by Lac Man
Located in Roma, IT
Original China ink drawing on ivory colored cardboard, representing the biblical scene of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. Hand-signed on the lower right margin, in black...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Bird - Drawing by Benn - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is a drawing in pastel on paper realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in 1970. Hand signed on the lower, dated. Good conditions. Benn (Bencj...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Workhorses - Original Watercolor - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Workhorses is an original watercolour realized by a French artist in 1909. The artwork is in good conditions, mounted on a white cardboard passpa...
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Early 1900s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Cat - Original Pen on Paper by M. P. Lagosse - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cat is an original drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by Marie Paulette Lagosse (1921-1996). Hand-signed on the lower right in pen. The state of preservation of th...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

British, graphic gouache painting of an eagle by George Alfred Boden, early 20th
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
George Alfred Boden (British, 1888 – 1956) Eagle sunrise Gouache on paper Signed ‘G. A. Boden.’ (lower right) 19.3/4 x 12.1/2 in. (50 x 32.1cm.) Now in a new white mount
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Sleeping Cat - Original Watercolor by Giselle Halff - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cat is an original watercolor on paper realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed nor dated. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lioness - Pastel Drawing by Marino Lenci - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lioness is an artwork realized by Marino Lenci (Naples 1874 - 1939). Pastel on paper. Signed at the bottom to the left. 36 x 36 cm, not framed. Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

The Cats - Pen on Paper by Marie Paulette Lagosse - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cats is a drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by Marie Paulette Lagosse (1921-1996). Hand-signed on the lower right in pen. with a drawing of another colored cat on ...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Framed Early Modern Black White Abstract Surrealistic Animal Drawing Studies
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Study of Lion - Drawing by Wilhelm Lorenz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of lion is a beautiful original drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in the mid-20th Century by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz. Hand-signed o...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Bucolic Scene - 1930/40s - Oskar Kokoschka - Pencil Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Bucolic Scene is a beautiful original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by the Austrian master Oskar Kokoschka, with monogram and autograph ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Study of Tiger - Original Pencil by Wilhelm Lorenz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of tiger is a beautiful original drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz. This is a pr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Untitled, Deer, Watercolor on Paper, Brown, Green Colors by K. C. Pyne"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 18 x 24 inches (unframed size) Watercolor on Thick Imported Paper, 2003 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : After graduating from the Government College...
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Horse s Head - Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse's Head is an original pencil drawing on paper, attributed to Luigi Galli and realized in the late 19th Century. With another drawing of hands...
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Late 19th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Tiger - Drawing in Charcoal - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tiger is original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by an unknown artist in mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through quick deft strokes in interes...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Sleeping Cat - Original Pencil Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cats is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated on 1965 on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Cornish, St. Ives artist Sven Berlin, Strutting cockerel drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin '(British, 1911 - 1999) Strutting cock Ink on paper 14.1/8 x 10.3/4 in. (36 x 27.3 cm.) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London on 14th Septembe...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Porcelain Elephant - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain Elephant is an original drawing realized by Unknown Artist in early 20th Century. Beautiful colored watercolour and china ink drawing on ivory-colored paper. Includes pass...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Ragman - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 20x14 cm Hand signed. Original ink watercolored drawing on paper. Made for the illustration of the volume 'Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux', publis...
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1840s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Fox Terrier (2) - Drawing by Sirio Tofanari - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper. A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught b...
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1920s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Owl - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Owl is a pencil drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper, monogrammed by the artist on the lower right corner. The dra...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Animal - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Animal is a Color Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white sheet of a notebook No Signature. Reynold Arnould was born i...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Knight and Horse - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Knight and Horse is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Mac...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Animals in the Enclosure - Artwork by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Animals in the Enclosure is an original black and white drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the french painter Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos. In very good conditions. This...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Bird- Drawing in Tempera - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored tempera on board. Includes frame: 33 x 40 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Felt Pen

Horse at a Trot - Original Pencil - Late 10th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse at a trot is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the late 19th Century. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 26 x 4...
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Late 19th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Study of lion - Original Pencil Drawing by Wilhelm Lorenz - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Study of lion is a beautiful original drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1932 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz. Hand-signed on the lower left...
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1930s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Cat - Original Pen on Paper by M. P. Lagosse - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cat is an original drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by Marie Paulette Lagosse (1921-1996). Hand-signed on the lower right in pen. The state of preservation of t...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Modern animal drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern animal drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sunil Das, Laszlo Tibay, Giselle Halff, and Wilhelm Lorenz. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern animal drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.78 inches across are also available. Prices for animal drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $95,000, while the average work sells for $634.