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Medium: Graphite
"Road Warriors" (2012) By Susie Hyer, Original Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
"Road Warriors" (2012) By Susie Hyer is an original handmade graphite drawing on paper that depicts a road with cars in the distance, and mountains in the background. This piece meas...
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2010s Impressionist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Graphite
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
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1960s Renaissance Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
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Renaissance Male and Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male and Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
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1960s Renaissance Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
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Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance:...
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1960s Renaissance Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
$2,200 Sale Price
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Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
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1960s Renaissance Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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Untitled #103
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper
Signed and dated in pencil, l.r.
Numbered 103 in pencil, u.r., verso
Numbered 1 in pencil, u.l., verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York Cit...
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1970s Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Seated Nude
, Musee d
Art Moderne, Paris, SFAA, LACMA, California Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Jane Ament De La Roche (American, 1916-2000) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Ament first studied at t...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Reclining Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A figural pencil drawing of a young woman shown reclining on a bed. Created by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp.
...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Standing Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with roman numeral, '4'; additionally stamped verso with certification of authenticit...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Pencil Study #15
Located in Columbia, MO
Pencil Study #13
2016
Graphite on paper
13 x 7 inches
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concer...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Pencil Study #20
Located in Columbia, MO
Pencil Study #20
2016
Graphite on paper
11 x 7
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Pencil Study #13
Located in Columbia, MO
Pencil Study #13
2016
Graphite on paper
13 x 7 inches
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concer...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Flamenco Dancer
, Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
An expressive sketch of a woman wearing a scarlet flamenco dress and a mantilla an...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Graphite
Woman Reclining
, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Woman Standing
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
A bravura pencil study of a young woman in an overcoat, shown stand...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Caught
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Caught" is an original oil pastel, ballpoint pen, and graphite on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured white frame. The paper measur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
"It’s Complicated"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"It’s Complicated" is an original oil pastel, ballpoint pen, and graphite on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured white frame. The pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
Oleta
s Hat
, Carmel Art Association Exhibit, California Woman Artist, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Conroy' for Virginia Conroy (American, 1922-2006) and dated 1985.
Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, 1983 (on original backing).
This early California Woman...
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1980s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
19th Century French Graphite Drawing "New Year Baby" With Basket of Fruit C.1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th Century French Graphite "New Year Baby" With Basket of Fruit C.1820
Charming antique pencil drawing
The baby with a basket of fruit...
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Early 19th Century Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Woman Seated
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the ...
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1950s Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Control C" Framed Portrait Drawing, Work on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original drawing by Lauren Rinaldi float mounted in the pictured simple white frame measuring 17in x 14in. This is an original artwork made with colored pencil, ballpoint pen, graphi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite, Oil Pastel
Isadora Duncan
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Isadora Duncan
Graphite with grey wash on paper mounted to cardstock
Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo)
Provenance: Charlotte Bergman, f...
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1910s American Modern Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Untitled (Woman working in the fields)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Woman working in the fields)
Graphite on wove paper
Unsigned
Exhibited: Spanierman Galleries, In Praise of Women, Oct. 21-Nov. 20, 2010
Illustrated: Lisa N. Peters, In Praise of Women, Spanierman Galleries (see catalog entry in photos)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size (sight): 14 1//2 x 10 5/16 inches
Provenance: Spanierman Galleries, New York
The young woman is a known model for Knight. She is depicted in numerous paintings. The striped skirt and wooden shoes she wears also is repeated in Knight's oeuvre.
"Daniel Ridgway Knight was born in Philadelphia to a Quaker family and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1858 to 1861, the year he became a founding member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He went to Paris and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1861 to 1863 with Charles Gleyre (1808-1874) and Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), and attended the Accademia di San Lucca, then in Venice, in 1863. Knight returned to Philadelphia that year, married, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He went back to France in 1871 and lived there for the remainder of his long and successful career. He settled in Seine-et-Oise near Poissy to study with the noted academic painter Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891) in 1873, and the two artists became close friends. Influenced by his French contemporaries Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884) and Jules- Adolphe-Aimé-Louis Breton...
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1890s Abstract Impressionist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
"Prix (Track Drawing)" Graphite on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled “Prix (Track Drawing),” this illustration by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is an early study created for his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Graphite
Joseph Piccillo Dancer Hyperrealism Black and White (Dancer with Chick) Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original graphite, oil paint and collage on canvas by American contemporary artist Joseph Piccillo.
Category
2010s Photorealist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Graphite
Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
This compelling graphite drawing on paper by Verona Burkhard (1910–2004) showcases a dynamic figure on horseback, rendered with expressive linework and a keen sense of movement. Likely created as a preliminary study for a larger mural, this untitled composition reveals Burkhard’s skill in capturing form, gesture, and energy through the subtle control of graphite.
Executed with a confident hand, the sketch offers insight into the creative process of one of America’s notable WPA muralists, making it a rare and collectible piece of American art history.
The drawing is presented in a custom archival frame for long-term preservation and elegant display. Framed dimensions: 29 ¾ x 22 ¾ inches, image size: 23 ½ x 16 ¼ inches
About the Artist: Verona Lorraine Burkhard
Verona Burkhard was an accomplished American artist, muralist, and educator, best known for her vibrant contributions to the WPA (Works Progress Administration) mural program and for shaping the Western Colorado art community.
Born in 1910, Burkhard studied at the Art Students League in New York under Boardman Robinson and at Columbia University with Frank Mechau...
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20th Century American Modern Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Edward Ridley (1883-1946) - Early 20th Century Graphite Drawing, The Actor
Located in Corsham, GB
A refined study by the artist Edward Ridley (1883-1946) depicting a gentleman dressed in theatrical clothing. Signed verso. 'E.S.K' blindstamped. On paper.
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20th Century Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
"Back At The Stables (II)" (2024) By James Van Fossan, Original Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Back At The Stables (II)" (2024) is an original handmade charcoal and graphite drawing on paper that depicts a cowboy leaning against a sawhorse in a moment of re...
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2010s Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Norwegian Contemporary Art by Dani André Skogfelt - In Space
Located in Paris, IDF
Digital Graphic Artwork
Framed 67.3 x 49.7 x 1 cm, acrylic frame
Dani André Skogfelt is a visual self-taught Norwegian artist born in 1978 who li...
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2010s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Early Portrait Study of a Young Girl
Located in Houston, TX
Portrait of a young girl with a styled hair cut. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed.
Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire col...
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1930s Naturalistic Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Graphite
Untitled #5 - Two Entwined Figures, Original Graphite Drawing on Panel
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
"Untitled #5" is a graphite drawing by Rick Sindt. The two figures are entwined peacefully in this small portrait. The graphite is reminiscent of the old ...
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2010s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Panel, Graphite
Naturalistic Nude Laying on Bed Study
Located in Houston, TX
Study of a nude woman laying on a bed with her leg up on the bed. She is facing away from the viewer. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed.
Many other...
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1940s Naturalistic Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Self Portrait with Brushes, 9x11", pencil drawing, framed
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Self Portrait with Brushes by Lu Haskew
Pencil 9x11" image size
15x18.5" framed as pictured, behind glass with archival matte
Graphite drawing of the artist with her tools
Shipping ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Seeing Don Quixote and Sancho etching, hand coloring
watercolor, signed Framed
By Santi Moix
Located in New York, NY
Santi Moix
Seeing Don Quixote and Sancho ("the famous pair"), ca. 2008
Drypoint, etching and abrasion with hand coloring with watercolor, along with graphite annotations
Hand signed ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Graphite, Drypoint, Etching
Iris Hardcastle (1919-2013) - Graphite Drawing, A Rose for the Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A uniquely stylized mid-20th century café scene by the artist Iris Hardcastle (1919-2013). Hardcastle uses clean, confident lines, gentle shading, and a skewed perspective to create ...
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Mid-20th Century Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
"Sons and Lovers" Drill Drawing, #2
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by artist "M. O'KEEFE 2013" at lower left.
Media is graphite on clay-coated panel.
Overall dimensions including the frame are 18 x 15 inches.
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2010s Academic Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Clay, Panel, Graphite
"Sons and Lovers" Drill Drawing, #7
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by artist "M. O'KEEFE 2013" at lower right.
Media is graphite on clay-coated panel.
Overall dimensions including the frame are 18 x 15 inches.
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2010s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Clay, Panel, Graphite
Wrestling [untitled].
Located in New York, NY
“WRESTLING” is a watercolor by Joseph Golinkin created circa 1940. This piece is painted to the paper's edge and signed in red paint in the upper left. The watercolor paper size is 20 7/8 x 15 ¾ inches. Joseph Webster Golinkin...
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1930s Naturalistic Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Graphite
![Wrestling [untitled].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_3312/1617385178602/Golinkin_Wrestling_wc_68552_master.jpg?width=240 "webster town hall wrestling")
Portrait of a Man
By David Sharpe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Sharpe, second-generation Chicago Imagist — 1991 figurative portrait, graphite on paper.
A psychologically charged head-and-shoulders portrait rendered entirely in graphite, emphasizing Sharpe’s incisive draftsmanship. Without color, the image leans on tonal shifts, cross-hatching, and faceted marks to build a mask-like visage that oscillates between observation and invention—classic post-Imagist Chicago: bold figuration, surreal inflection, and emotional intensity. Dated 1991, this work embodies the Chicago school’s distinctive blend of wit and bite while remaining intimately drawn and friendly in scale.
Institutional collections (selection): Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Mary & Leigh Block...
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1990s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
"George Washington Carver" (2024) Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original graphite illustration is framed at 15 x 18 inches, and is finished and ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Stanley Rayfield realized his love for art early in ...
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2010s Photorealist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Charles Richards (New Orleans) "Crouching Woman"
Located in New Orleans, LA
A truly lovely nude by noted 20th-century New Orleans artist and extraordinary draftsman Charles Richards, whose work does not come up for sale often enough here in New Orleans. Sorr...
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Mid-20th Century Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Graphite
Animal, Women, Graphite on Paper, Pasted on Board by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Manjit Bawa
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Manjit Bawa - Untitled - 6 x 8 inches (unframed size)
Graphite on Paper & Pasted on Board.
About the Artist 7 his works :
Born : July 30, 1941, Dhuri, Punjab.
Died : December 29, 2008 New Delhi.
Education :
1958-63 Studied at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi
Exhibitions :
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2013-14 'Transition', 20th Anniversary Show, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2013 'Ideas of the Sublime', presented by Vadehra Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2013 'The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989', Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago, Chicago
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2012 'Contemporary: A Selection of Modern and Contemporary Art', prsented by Sakshi Gallery at The Park, Chennai
2012 'Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part 2', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'The Path of the Lotus: Indian Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London
2011 'Lets Paint the Sky Red', India Habitat Centre and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Anecdotes', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'High-Light', presented by Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai at The Oberoi, Gurgaon
2011 'Time Unfolded', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern & Contemporary Art from India...
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1990s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Graphite, Paper
Conceptual Realist Drawing Floral Wheat Delicate Detailed American female artist
By Amanda Besl
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original contemporary graphite drawing by American contemporary female artist Amanda Besl.
Diana's Field 2, 2018
Graphite on paper
34 × 24 in
86.4 × 61 cm
This work was created ...
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2010s Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Seated Couple
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Inspiration (Seated Couple)
Graphite on paper, c. 1967
Signed twice in pencil by the artist on recto (see photos)
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 13 x 16 inches
Note: Although not t...
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1960s American Modern Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Modella" Matita cm. 50 x 70 1962
Located in Torino, IT
Disegno espressionista
Figura femminile
Artista Italiano che ha dedicato la vita all'arte
Edgardo CORBELLI (Torino, 1918 – 1989)
MUSEI
Orléans, Francia, Musée Collégiale Saint Pierre le Puellier
Salon de...
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1960s Expressionist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
$1,001 Sale Price
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Study For Tyvek (2019) Graphite on paper drawing, architecture, truck, house
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Study For Tyvek (2019)
by Francesca Reyes
Graphite on textured archival paper black and white drawing
Architecture study, truck, house, building under construction
Study / Drawing /...
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2010s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Graphite
Portrait of a Woman #2
By David Sharpe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Sharpe, second-generation Chicago Imagist — 1991 figurative portrait, graphite & watercolor on paper.
A psychologically charged seated figure defined by crisp graphite contour and more expansive, saturated watercolor passages. Sharpe’s post-Imagist language—bold figuration, surreal inflection, and emotional intensity—animates the mask-like face and the calligraphic mapping of the garment and chair, setting up a vivid dialogue between observation and invention. Dated 1991, this work embodies the Chicago school’s distinctive blend of wit and bite while remaining intimately drawn and friendly in scale.
Institutional collections (selection): Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Mary & Leigh Block...
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1990s Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
“Hitomoto of The Daimonjiya in Kyô-Machi Itchôme”
Hitomoto holds a bouquet of flowers looking to her left, with a surprised face, and with her mouth aj...
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2010s Edo Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Graphite
Infanta Flower Head with Mountain Body
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Vanitas 17
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo. After a short stint working as a computer systems engineer, he decided his love of life was making art. He relocated to the United States in 1991, attended Columbus College of Art and Design earning BFAs in Photography and Fine Arts, and then Cranbrook Academy of Art for his MFA in Photography.
He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture, alternative photography and paper crafts. In recent years, he has been more focused on drawing, working on a series entitled "Vanitas". He is an author of 4 papercraft books: "Kirigami Menagerie" (2009), "Paper Pups" (2011), "Paper Birds" (2014) and "Paper Monsters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Ken Aptekar Contemporary Conceptual Judaica Art Drawing Go Study Chasidic Rabbis
By Ken Aptekar
Located in Surfside, FL
Ken Aptekar
American (b. 1950)
Go Know (Study)
1996
Graphite, white pigment, transparency film, and staples on paper
Hand signed lower right
sheet: 18 x 18 inches
frame dimensions: 21 x 21 x 1 3/4 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing
Ken Aptekar is an artist who combines painting with text. He paints new versions of historical paintings and frames, bolting glass with sandblasted words to his painted panels. Aptekar’s work belongs to the tradition of painting, yet he brings to that tradition a recognition that paintings produce meaning only through their interaction with viewers. He investigates the nature of spectatorship. By “recreating” works of art in a painterly but utilitarian manner, Aptekar promotes viewers’ own narratives prompted by the image-text combinations.
Born in Detroit, Aptekar received his BFA at the University of Michigan, then moved to Brooklyn to complete an MFA at Pratt Institute. Most recently, his work was featured at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Austria, and in the Biennale Internationale d’Autun, in Autun, France. A major commissioned solo exhibition, NACHBARN (“NEIGHBORS”), 2016, was on view at the St. Annen Museum in Lübeck, Germany, including paintings with text, silverpoint drawings, and video all based upon medieval altarpieces in the St. Annen Museum’s collection.
Previously, his work has been seen in solo exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery (London), the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY), Centro da Cultura Judaica (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Musée Robert Dubois-Corneau (Brunoy, France), the New Museum (New York, NY), Douglas Cooley Gallery at Reed College (Portland, OR), Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State (State College, PA), Cummer Museum (Jacksonville, FL), and the Elaine Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). In 2012 Aptekar’s work was the subject of a survey exhibition, “Ken Aptekar: Look Again,” at the Beard and Weil Galleries, Wheaton College, Massachusetts. He was in the show Words & Music
with John Giorno, Cheonae Kim...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Film, Graphite, Pigment
Modern American Industrial Drawing Factory Graphite Framed Black and White
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic industrial drawing dated 1935, which depicts the former Plymouth Motor Company's Powerhouse in Buffalo, NY.
Housed in a contemporary frame presentation this unique work ...
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1930s Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Graphite on paper, 1925
Signed with the artist's initials "PW" and dated 1925
Created while the artist was studying at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1925.
This is a preliminary drawing to a series of class assignments.
From a sketch book
Image/Sheet size: 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches
Condition: Excellent Slight syrface dirt
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Winchell Heirs
Paul H. Winchell (1903 – 1971) was a printmaker, illustrator, teacher, and gilder according to Crump, 2009 (Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900- 1945, Minnesota Historical Society Press). He was the son of Mrs. Looman Winchell of Shepherd Rd as noted in a 1937 newspaper article (Painsville, O. Telegraph). Winchell grew up in North Perry, Ohio and then studied and worked as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. He studied with Leon Kroll (1884 – 1974), Boris...
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1920s Art Deco Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Sleepyhead" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Sleepyhead" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a cow sleeping on the ground.
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2010s Photorealist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Conceptual Floral Painting Copper ink American female artist fence Plants
By Amanda Besl
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original contemporary painting by American contemporary female artist Amanda Besl. Besl uses chemistry to create rust and copper inks.
Wholesale framing is available.
Througho...
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2010s Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Love
Peace
Sisterhood
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Infanta de la Resistencia
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists.
The drawing is 16 x 12 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Infanta de la Verdad
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta de la Verdad' features the face of a young woman with cactus surrounding her head and a bird and flowering cactus (bottom) representing life, death and the struggles in betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Infanta Primavera, 2019
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Primavera' features the face of a young woman's head with a flowering cactus in an intricately patterned and a succulent coated body. It is complex graphite drawing on Kent ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Graphite on paper, 1925
Signed with the artist's initials "PW" and dated 1925
Created while the artist was studying at the ...
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1920s Art Deco Graphite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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