Board Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...

Adolf Arthur Dehn Haitian Scene A, ca. 1951 Watercolor gouache on board Signed on the front Frame included: held in vintage modern frame Measurements: Framed: 11 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by .75 Painting 4.5 inches by 6 inches Watercolor gouache, hand signed; framed with AAA Gallery label verso Signed on the front bearing the original label on the verso of Dehn's longtime gallery, the prestigious Associated American Artists Gallery, New York City. Provenance Associated American Artists Frame included: held in vintage frame with original label as provenance Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti -- the subject of this work. It was part of a series inspired by Dehn's visit to Haiti. Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti. ADLOF DEHN Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968 Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere - not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art. In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic "little magazines" such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art. If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques. Early Years, 1895 - 1922 For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...

If anyone has ever put pen to paper and tried to draw a face or a figure with any level of success, then you know how hard it is to do. Cartoonists are first conceptual artists for ...

Original Painting. New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal WPA Mid Century American Scene Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Perplexed Gentleman New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939 13 1/4 X 8 ...

Nude Woman is a pen and watercolor drawing realized by the artist André MeauxSaint-Marc (1885-1941) Good conditions except for aged margins and cutting. Beautiful nude standing created through deft black strokes...

Cartoon art is the original Conceptual Art. Renowned British Illustrator Smilby (Francis Wilford Smith) conceptualizes a Playboy cartoon so good that no caption is needed. The exist...

Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Vanity Fair Illustration proposal, c 1930’s 18 X 13 3/4 inches (sight) ...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Soviet Union socialist irrigation Bulgarian propaganda poster design (circa 1950s) Gouache on board 18 x 11 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian...

Large-scale, Mid-Century Illustration that imagines the Car Dealerships of the Future, possibly for the New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 fair, with the theme "Peace Through Underst...

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 ...

Untitled IV, 1992 by Enrique Grau Graphite on ight cardboard Image size: 17 in H x 14 in W Frame size: 32 in H × 28.5 in W × 2 D in Signed and dated in th...

"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book This drawing was published in the 1976 edition of William Saroyan's SONS ...

A 1950s pastel drawing of a young boy by artist Francis Chapin. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Image size: 16" x 15". Artwork is not matt...

The hug is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Colored mixed media drawing on cardboard (ink and watercolor). Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin....

A 1944 Social Realist, untitled caricature portrait representing a Mexican labor protest, signed M.S. Rivera. Below the portrait is written a Mexican song or poem relating to labor ...

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal on board, c. 1940s Unsigned Provenance: Estate of Seymour Fogel, noted verso Thomas McCormick Gallery...

"The Defiant Ones" Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Oscar Winning 1958 film Caricature. Two escaped convicts chained together, one white and one black, must l...

Portrait of man is an original modern artwork realized by Paul Ascan Demmé (Bern 1866 - 1953 Paris) in the early 20th Century. Pastel on board. Hand signed on the lower right marg...

A wonderful watercolor on artist board study for an American Veterans Remembrance Day Poster Study (National Poppy Day, American Legion) by Elaine Jeanne Glickman (Ginsburg), created...

Carol Johnson (American, c. 1917-2003) Untitled (American Family), c. 1950 Watercolor and paper mounted to board 13 5/8 x 23 inches Signed lower right: C...

Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original oil on board realized by the painter Mino Maccari, depicting his friend the painter Giorgio Morandi.

Globe is an original drawing in China ink and white lead on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This is an original drawing representi...

Signed lower right, 'Frank M. Hamilton' for Frank Moss Hamilton (American, 1930-1999) and painted circa 1965. Titled, verso, 'The Smugglers, Hong Kong' on artist card and inscribed, ...

Composition is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos in 1940. This Artwork is depicted through strong and confident stroke...

Architectural is an original drawing in watercolor applied on a black cardboard realized by an unknown artist of the 20th Century. The State of preservation is good, except for som...

Crucifixion is an original artwork in mixed media -pencil and oil pastel- on cardboard realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good. S...

Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country Snow Shoes signed "W. Steig" Provenance: from Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Commissioned by ...

Studies of Figures is an original china ink drawing on ivory cardboard by Anonymous Artist of the Early 20th Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Not signed.

L'asino legge l'asino (Donkey reads the Donkey) is an original modern artwork realized in the 1920 by the Italian artist Gabriele Galantara (Montelupone, 1865 - Rome, 1937). Origina...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Bulgarian pro-natalist propaganda poster design (circa 1950s) Gouache on board 20 x 11.5 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence...

Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one of a fisherman signed "W. Steig" Provenance: from Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Commissioned by Joe Ryan for the bar at his ski resort, Mount Tremblant Lodge, in 1938. Mont Tremblant, P.Q., Canada Watercolor and ink on illustration board, sights sizes 8 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., framed. In 1938 Joe Ryan, described as a millionaire from Philadelphia, bushwhacked his way to the summit of Mont Tremblant and was inspired to create a world class ski resort at the site. In 1939 he opened the Mont Tremblant Lodge, which remains part of the Pedestrian Village today. This original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22 inches. label from McClees Galleries, Philadelphia, on the frame backing paper. William Steig, 1907 – 2003 was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto, he was also the creator of Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988. Steig was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1907, and grew up in the Bronx. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants from Austria, both socialists. His father, Joseph Steig, was a house painter, and his mother, Laura Ebel Steig, was a seamstress who encouraged his artistic leanings. As a child, he dabbled in painting and was an avid reader of literature. Among other works, he was said to have been especially fascinated by Pinocchio.He graduated from Townsend Harris High School at 15 but never completed college, though he attended three, spending two years at City College of New York, three years at the National Academy of Design and a mere five days at the Yale School of Fine Arts before dropping out of each. Hailed as the "King of Cartoons" Steig began drawing illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the magazine. Steig, later, when he was 61, began writing children's books. In 1968, he wrote his first children's book. He excelled here as well, and his third book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1969), won the Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and he continued to write into his nineties. Among his other well-known works, the picture book Shrek! (1990) formed the basis for the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek (2001). After the release of Shrek 2 in 2004, Steig became the first sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that went on to generate over $1 billion from theatrical and ancillary markets after only one sequel. Along with Maurice Sendak, Saul Steinberg, Ludwig Bemelmans and Laurent de Brunhofff his is one of those rare cartoonist whose works form part of our collective cultural heritage. In 1984, Steig's film adaptation of Doctor DeSoto directed by Michael Sporn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. As one of the most admired cartoonists of all time, Steig spent seven decades drawing for the New Yorker magazine. He touched generations of readers with his tongue–in–cheek pen–and–ink drawings, which often expressed states of mind like shame, embarrassment or anger. Later in life, Steig turned to children's books, working as both a writer and illustrator. Steig's children's books were also wildly popular because of the crazy, complicated language he used—words like lunatic, palsied, sequestration, and cleave. Kids love the sound of those words even if they do not quite understand the meaning. Steig's descriptions were also clever. He once described a beached whale as "breaded with sand." Throughout the course of his career, Steig compiled his cartoons and drawings into books. Some of them were published first in the New Yorker. Others were deemed too dark to be printed there. Most of these collections centered on the cold, dark psychoanalytical truth about relationships. They featured husbands and wives fighting and parents snapping at their kids. His first adult book, Man About Town, was published in 1932, followed by About People, published in 1939, which focused on social outsiders. Sick of Each Other, published in 2000, included a drawing depicting a wife holding her husband at gunpoint, saying, "Say you adore me." According to the Los Angeles Times, fellow New Yorker artist...

Badri Narayan - Ganapati - 10.25 x 8.5 inches ( unframed size) - 20.25 x 18.5 inches ( Framed ) Condition: A very small tear on the top le...

Dink Siegel is first a conceptual artist and then a cartoonist. In the present work, Siegel depicts the interior of a bed store. He captures an exuberant moment that features an att...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Bulgarian pro-natalist propaganda poster design (circa 1950s) Gouache on board 17 x 12 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian...

Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: oil Surface: board Country: Italy unsigned Ivan Kurach (1909 – 1968) Ukranian-Italian lived and studied in Italy. Born in the Ukraine...

Magnificent work on card by Swiss artist Albert Chubac, measuring 81.5 x 65 cm.

"Mission Impossible" Original TV Guide Drawing Illustration Caricature Mid Century NYC with Greg Morris, Barbara Bain, and Steve Hill. This original drawing...

Tree is an original artwork realized by George Henri Tribout in the early 20th Century. Original pencil drawing on paper glued on cardboard (40 x 30 cm). Signed G.T. This interest...

Austrian Soldier is an original Modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1905. Original China ink on cardboard. Excellent conditions. T...

Figure is an original artwork realized by an artist of the 1970s. Chalk drawing on black cardboard. Good conditions. Illegible signature in white chalk on the lower right margin.

Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Mario Martini in 1973. Mixed media colored painting on cardboard Hand-signed and dated on the lower r...

Couple Reading is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970s. Colored mixed media drawing on cardboard (ink and watercolor). Hand signed by the ...

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is an original painting in oil on cardboard realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good. The ar...

Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...

Work on cardboard signed lower left by Swiss artist Albert Chubac, measuring 68 x 53 cm.

Collier's Magazine Illustration Signed lower left Watercolor on board From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Work is framed in a period wood frame Framed under glass Framed to an...

Art Seiden was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1923. He received a BA at Queens College and studied for eight years (!) at the Art Students League. Mario Cooper was among his instructors. Up...