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Figurative Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Rudy. From Art, culture
society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal, Pencil
Female Nude from the Back, around 1900 / - The contour of the Art Nouveau -
By Ludwig von Hofmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 Darmstadt - 1945 Pillnitz), Female nude from the back, around 1900. Red chalk drawing on watermarked drawing paper, 36 cm x 44 cm (sheet size). Artist's liga...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Clothing
Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's clothing, shoes and accessories.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape in Charcoal on Paper
Detailed and layered harbor scene by Maude Folmar Ramsey (American, 1908-1993). The viewer is looking out at the harbor, across the water from the docks, buildings, and ships. The pillars, buildings, and masts are jumbled together in a pleasing manner that is almost abstract. Despite the simplified shapes, this piece is full of detail. This piece is executed in a rectilinear style frequently seen in American mid-century modern compositions.
Signed in the lower right corner "Maude Folmar"
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 25.25"H x 29.25"W
Image size: 17"H x 21.5"W
Maude Love (Folmar) Ramsey (American, 1908-1993) studied at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the director of the Laguna Gloria Art Museum from 1968-1972. Ramsey was one of the charter members of the “Waterloo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Various Female Portrait Sketches
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Various Female Portrait Sketches
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 9.5 (height) x 6.25 (width...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Chef Basting Chicken with Madeline Watching
Located in Miami, FL
This large Bemelans features a small image of Madeline in the smoke behind the chef's face. It was most likely preliminary work for an illustration with Madeline and the Chef that a...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Acrobats - Drawing by Cecilia Ferro Caporilli - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor on paper realized by Cecilia Ferro Caporilli in 1963.
Hand signed and dated .
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Study of a Saint, British, 20th Century artist Hans Feibusch, green
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Hans Feibusch (German, 1898 – 1998)
Study of a Saint
Charcoal and pastel on paper
21.1/8 x 12 in. (53.7 x 30.8 cm.
Provenance: From the estate of the artist
Hans Feibusch, born in F...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal draw...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Barns in the Helderberg, New York (rural 1930s American scene with vintage car)
By Martin Lewis
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Barns in the Helderberg, New York" by Martin Lewis shows neighbors (one in a Model T car) visiting outside a series of barns with a tree in the background...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Mark Beard 054 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Two Male Nudes on Arches Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper
30 x 14 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two standing nude m...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, Paper
Portrait - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"View of Manhattan and the Woolworth Building" Joseph Pennell, New York Scene
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Pennell
View of Manhattan and the Woolworth Building, East River, circa 1915
Signed lower right
Watercolor with white bodycolor on paper
10 x 12 3/4 inches
Provenance
Arader ...
Category
1910s Ashcan School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Helen Steinthal (1911-1991) - 20th Century Gouache, Battle With The Phoenix
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram to the lower right. Presented in a card mount. On card.
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) L
étang à Mortefontaine, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)
L'étang à Mortefontaine, an autumn landscape
signed lower left
Watercolor on paper,
29,3 x 22.5 cm
In its original vintage frame : 46 x 39,5 cm
titled on t...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Female Torso, Nude
By Asa Cheffetz
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Female Torso
Charcoal on paper, c. 1920
Stamped and initialed in pencil "Asa Cheffetz/A.D.C"
Estate signature by wife, A.D.C.
Exhibited: Museum of F...
Category
1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Fisherman
s Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left
15 x 20 inches
20.75 x 25.75 inches, framed
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon demonstrating ...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Ben
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper
Signed and titled (lower right)
49cm × 69cm (61cm × 81cm framed)
Cayford, now retired, was a graphic designer and illustrator working in London in the postwar period...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$3,479
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Red Cliffs
Hogan, Arizona, Early 20th Century Western Mountainous Landscape
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Red Cliffs and Hogan, Arizona, 1937
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
14.5 x 19 inches
18.5 x 24 inches framed
Frank Nelso...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Figurative piece with a nude male by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Seated Young Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Steated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal anatomical composite drawing...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Lounging V - Figurative Lounging Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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...
Category
19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Watercolor on paper, impressionist, colorful, green, blue - Blade Vibration 247
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Blade Vibration 247 - Watercolor on paper, impressionist, colorful, green, blue
In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that ...
Category
1990s Feminist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Drawing Summer 1 (Abstract Black and White Still Life Flower in Vase, Charcoal)
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
"Drawing Summer 1", by Hudson Valley artist, Jenny Nelson, in 2025
Charcoal on Strathmore paper
30 x 22 inches, 37.75 x 30 inches framed with 8 ply window mat and light gray stain w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
21.5 x 28 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
"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...
Category
1920s Constructivist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
A girl II - XXI century, Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing
PROVENANCE
Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery.
The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist.
The Gallery o...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Pencil, Cardboard
A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1940s Mid-Cenrury Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Nude Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 193...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Boats - Original Pencil on Paper - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of preservation is very good.
Sheet dime...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Les trois muses
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Watercolor Painting on Lithograph Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor.
Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Untitled, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H x ...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon demonstrating ...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Humorous Gentleman
s Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
Sonoma County Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sonoma County Landscape" 1901, is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Elizabeth Hoen, 1868-1955. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 5.75 x 8.65 inches, framed size is 13 x 15.65 inches. Custom framed in a silver decorated frame, with beige matting. It is in good condition, the paper have 3 vertical soft creases that cross the image.
About the artist:
Born in Santa Rosa, California to a pioneering California family, Elizabeth Hoen was known for her watercolor paintings, many of them landscapes, in impressionist style. Her father, Berthold Hoen started a trading post in the Carillo adobe, the first building erected in the Sonoma Valley. He also helped survey and lay out the city of Santa Rosa.
Elizabeth Hoen is not only the first painter to have their work cataloged into the Sonoma County Museum’s collection, but she was also a prolific artist in California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and maintained a studio during a period when California art was largely dominated by men. She was from an important family in early Sonoma County history. Her father, Berthold Hoen, purchased land from the Carrillo family that would one day be...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A corner at Fashion Desginer Dries van Noten’s home. Watercolor interiors
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Mid Century French Portrait Seated Woman with Cross Necklace Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Woman with Cross Necklace
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered
Size: 11.5 (height) x 8 (w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
$167 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Meeting 22" Ink Transfer and Mixed Media Painting
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "The Meeting 22" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of ink transfer, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
Welton House Garden
Located in Middletown, NY
An superb painting of the formal gardens from a 17th century manor house in Yorkshire.
Watercolor on board, 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (365 x 264 mm), the full sheet. Signed and dated i...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Board
Nude - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
Good conditions except for consumed margins and some foxings.
Jean-Ray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Dethroning / Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and grayish ink wash on bluish wove paper, 7 x 10 1/2 inches (177 x 265 mm) (matrix). Scattered surface soiling, adhesive residue, dog-eared corners, and scattered edge tears along left margin, outside of image area. Paper is braced on the verso with two pages from a mid 19th century book with illustrations by C.Perrin. One image depicts a scene of a group of soldiers representing the Holy Roman Empire...
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Late 18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Ellsworth Kelly - Handwritten signed note on card to renowned collector, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Ellsworth Kelly
Handwritten, signed note on card to CBS cameraman and collector Dan Pope
Ink on offset lithograph card
Handwritten note signed and inscribed to Dan Pope. It reads,
"D...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Lithograph, Offset
Queen Street, Exeter watercolour by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
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...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
MB 807 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Arches Paper of Two Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two standing male n...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500.
Like the immortal myth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Paper
Louise Hervieu, Fly, charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Louise HERVIEU (1878-1954)
Fly, circa 1925
Charcoal on paper
3,5 × 5 cm
frame 19,4 × 14 cm
Born in Alençon in 1878, Louise Hervieu showed a talent for drawing from an early age. S...
Category
1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
SIESTA - original ultramarine large nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Siesta", 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US.
Check 1st Dibs offer FREESHIP coupon for items over $500.
"Siesta" is a serene and visually arresting addition to the "Nude in Interior" series. It conveys a quiet intimacy and relaxation, perfectly encapsulated in its title. The reclining female figure, with legs elegantly extended upward, creates a sense of balance between stillness and subtle energy. The interplay of ultramarine tempera and the warm-toned paper once again demonstrates the artist’s ability to use limited color palettes to great emotional and visual effect.
The ochre-like background provides a sunlit, tranquil atmosphere that pairs beautifully with the cool, calm energy of the ultramarine tempera. The artist’s choice of medium emphasizes contrast while imbuing the piece with a harmonious duality—warmth in the environment and coolness in the figure. The fluidity of the brushstrokes aligns with the theme of relaxation, while the vertical drips lend a dreamlike quality, as if the figure is melting into her surroundings. The looser strokes in the background contrast with the more defined lines of the figure, highlighting her as the focal point.
The unconventional reclining pose, with legs extended upward, adds visual interest and a sense of lightheartedness to the piece. It suggests a playful yet completely relaxed moment, as though the figure is unwinding and stretching in the midst of a private, comfortable setting. The verticality of the legs and the drips juxtaposes with the horizontal lines in the background, creating a sense of structure and stability. This geometric balance anchors the composition and enhances the overall sense of calm. The artist has included abstract horizontal strokes in the background, reminiscent of blinds or a window. These subtle details suggest an interior space filled with sunlight and add depth without detracting from the figure’s prominence.
The title, "Siesta," reinforces the narrative of rest and tranquility. The figure’s pose is unapologetically casual and unguarded, evoking the vulnerability and freedom found in moments of private repose. While other works in the series explore themes of introspection, passion, or desire, this piece focuses purely on physical and emotional relaxation. It offers a more subdued, meditative perspective, providing variety to the series while maintaining its stylistic coherence.
The reclining nude is a recurring motif in art history, seen in works by Titian, Ingres, and Modigliani. However, this piece’s contemporary execution—fluid, minimalist, and abstracted—ties it more closely to modernist traditions, particularly the gestural energy of Egon Schiele or Matisse’s reclining nudes. The artist’s decision to leave much of the environment abstract enhances the piece’s timeless quality. The figure feels anchored in both a specific space (suggested by the window-like strokes) and an almost dreamlike, universal realm.
"Siesta" is a masterful exploration of rest and serenity, demonstrating the artist’s ability to convey mood through form, color, and composition. The elegant simplicity of the figure, combined with the abstracted interior elements, invites the viewer to share in this peaceful moment. Its balance of gestural abstraction and classical themes makes it both timeless and distinctly modern. This piece is a beautiful representation of intimacy, calm, and the universal human experience of seeking rest.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Seated Female Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Seated Female Nude
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size: 10.75 (height) x 8.25 (width)
Stamped: No
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$110 Sale Price
84% Off
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
concubine
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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17th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) La Confidence, 1909, drawing signed
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
La Confidence (The confidence) 1909
signed and dated in the lower right
Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk
22.7 x 22.7 cm
Framed under glass : 33.8 x...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Cadence, Realist charcoal drawing of women
hair running, graphic and patterned
Located in Dallas, TX
Cadence
Charcoal on paper
Artwork size: 24 x 46.5 inches / 60 x 118 cm
Framed size: 27.5 × 52 inches / 70 × 132 cm
Float framed in white behind anti-reflect art glass.
This contempo...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Anima Mundi- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude Female on Paper
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Anima Mundi
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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The girl from Saint Tropez: American artist in the South of France portrait
Located in Norwich, GB
Alexander Warshawsky was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 29, 1887. He studied painting at the Cleveland School of Art and the National Academy of Design in New York City. Warshawsky...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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