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Period: Early 20th Century
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 6 x 7.5 inches, framed size is 12.5 x 13.65 inches. Custom framed in a gold frame, with beige matting. It is in excellent condition. 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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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul (1864-1940). Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Hermann René Georges. ...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

coastal landscape, bohuskusten, c. 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Watercolor on paper signed Axel Hilleström unframed 39.5 x 72 cm (15.6 x 28.3 in) framed 50 x 83 cm (19.7 x 32.7 in) This expansive watercolor depicts a sandy shoreline along the Sw...
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Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Under the Tree - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara in the 1910s. Not signed. Very good condition.
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

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...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Woman - Drawing by Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a Pencil drawing realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot in the Early 20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed.   Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–1934) wa...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Costume teatrale costruttivista" acquerello e china cm. 26 x 38 1920 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissimo studio costruttivista per costume teatrale Kostantin Vialov Pittore, grafico, scenografo, artista di arti decorative e applicate. Uno dei principali artisti sovietici deg...
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Constructivist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Watercolor

Tirez les Premiers, Messieurs les Français - Impressionist Woodcut by Raoul Dufy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Raoul Dufy, French (1877 - 1953) - Tirez les Premiers, Messieurs les Francais, Year: 1915, Medium: Woodcut and Pencil Drawing, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25/10...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Woodcut

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

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Pencil

The Monks - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing, tempera and white lead on paper realized by Gabriele Galantara in the early 20th Century. Hand signed lower left. Good condition, with some minor signs of time.
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Woman - Drawing by François Guiget - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure  is a drawing realized by François Guiget in the Early-20th Century. Charcoal white lead and watercolor. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Stevedores, Ohio River, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Stevedores, Ohio River, c. 1920 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 21.5 x 29. 5 inches "The trip Otto Ege and I made from Pittsburgh to Marietta by riverboat and then by train to Mammoth Cave, was the next high spot in my artistic explorations. We saw something of the Old Southern river life on the way - the roustabouts, the showboat and river town life at Point Pleasant, and then to the sombre tonal mysteries of the Cave. These sights added much to my pictorial vocabulary..." - Frank Wilcox 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...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Thorny Situations - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink, watercolor and tempera on cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara in the early 20th Century. Not signed. Good condition.
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) The River Seine, 1906 pastel signed dated
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) The River Seine, 1906 Signed and dated lower right Pastel on paper 25 x 39 cm in good condition, very fresh, Framed under glass : 33 x 47 cm ...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

La Questione di Fiume
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper. Image dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm Certificate of authenticity provided by the Galleria Russo. Provenance: Galleria F. Russo, Rome. Mario Sironi was an Italian paint...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
Located in Soquel, CA
A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful piece is a wonderful example of the renowned Russian architect's prized watercolors, created while he was exiled to Malta in the early 1920's. Depicting a lush garden full of blooming, colorful flowers and a stately fountain at the San Anton Palace in Malta, one can see the deft hand and attention to detail rendered by the proficient artist and architect's hand. Signed "N. Krasnoff" lower right. Titled and dated "Malta, St. Antonio 1920". Unframed. Measures 10.25"H x 14.25"W. Right corner has a crease from being bent. Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, also known as Nicholas Krasnoff or Peter Nicholas Krasnoff, was a Russian Serbian architect and painter. He served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea (1887-1899). From 1922 he lived and worked in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was a key figure in the architectural development of Belgrade. Attending the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1876, aged 12. As a young artist he received patronage from Sergey Tretyakov, brother of the founder of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, and entrepreneur Petar Gubonyin. In 1887 Krasnov became Chief Architect in Yalta. At the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city. He expanded the promenade, which by 1913 became the city's main street, before creating a new city plan in 1889 (including a new sewer system, planning regulations, new streets, prevention of unregulated construction, a school and children's hospital, and the construction of the Pushkin Boulevard). Two concrete bridges were built over the river, and the embankment strengthened. Krasnov also ran a private practice in Yalta until 1911. Among his most famous work is the Livadia Palace, later the location of the 1945 Yalta Conference. Designed over 60 buildings in Crimea, blending a modernist style with local traditions. Also of note: Dulber Palace, Koreiz (1895-97), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta (1902), Yusupov Palace, Koreiz (1909), Kokkoz Jami Mosque, Sokolyne (1910). In 1913, he presented a collection of illustrations he had produced of his works to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he held the title of academician. An opponent of the Russian Revolution, he left Yalta with his family in 1919 for Malta, alongside the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, sister of Queen Alexandra, and over 600 members of the Russian aristocracy. Nikolay was in a group housed in the empty Villa St Ignatius, which had been a Jesuit college and then a hospital during World War I. To earn money, Nikolay painted many scenes of Malta, signing his paintings as N. Krasnoff. He is known as Nicholas Krasnoff in Malta. In May 2016 MaltaPost issued a commemorative set of stamps in his honor. In 1922 Krasnov moved to Belgrade, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he became head of the Department of Monumental Architectural Developments and Monuments. His building designs in Serbia number around 60, and were created under the name Nikola Krasnov, as a mark of respect to his adopted homeland. His key works in Belgrade include: Ministry of Forestry building (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1923) which bears a memorial plaque...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Interior Architecture - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Architecture is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. The artwork was realized in mixed media of ink and white lead on paper. Inclu...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

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

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Pencil

Original watercolour Nude by Antoine Calbet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antoine Calbet presents his works, mainly portraits and genre scenes, at the Salons of the Société des artistes français from 1881 until 1940, as well as at the international exhibit...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor

Libertine Carnaval in Venice - Ink drawing - circa 1916
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936) Libertine Carnaval in Venice Original India ink and color pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in) Very ...
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Academic Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Color Pencil

Ladies of Spain
Located in New York, NY
Martha Walter is one of the most formidable and talented American female artists of her time. Her extensive schooling and unprecedented travel around the world, particularly for a wo...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

A Ca. 1915 Portrait of a Gentleman by Artist Anthony Stuffers
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1915 portrait of a gentleman by artist Anthony Stuffers. This artist died at the age of 26--so this is a rare drawing, indeed! Image size: 19 1/2" x 14 3/4". The watercolor...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

1910 s Art Deco Erte Gouache Painting Original Hand Signed Rare French Costume
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare original signed Art Deco gouache on paper by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) . This stunning theatrical costume design is signed Erte at the lower right. The piece is 20 by 18 fram...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Daniel Garber Original Drawing, from Artist s Estate
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Balderstons, c. Early 20th Century Pencil on paper 7 x 9 in. Framed: 12 x 4 x 1/2 in. Titled and initialed lower right: Balderstons, D.G. Proven...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Collector-Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Collector is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul (1864-1940). Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Hermann René Geo...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

There is no More Religion - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Luigi Bompard - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
There is no More Religion is an original watercolored ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953). Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Landscape - Charcoal Drawing on Paper by R. Santerne-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful original drawing on paper realized by Robert Santerne between the 1930s and 1940s. Stamped on the rear "Atelier R.Santerne" Aged conditions with repaired r...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple
Located in Portland, OR
Important Russian-French Impressionist Gouache & Watercolor paining by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus (Пётр Александрович Нилус in French Pierre Nilouss (1869– 1943), signed & dated 1926....
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway. Boris Aronson (1898 – 1980) "Day and Night" Gouache and watercolor on ...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Headland Rocks, White Island, Maine, early 20th century watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, c. 1923 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 15 x 19.5 inches 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...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Fleurus Airship French Army
Located in Middletown, NY
A portait of the first Allied airship to perform a bombing raid from the sky by a celebrated artist whose work hung on the Titanic. Watercolor and ink on heavy wove watercolor paper, 10 5/8 x 15 inches (270 x 380 mm). Signed in black watercolor in the lower right image area. In very good condition with minor surface soiling on the verso. Titled "Verdun" in pencil on the verso in the artist's hand. Adhered on the verso to matboard at the extreme margins with non archival tape. Presented handsomely in a simple, period maple frame. Titled, dated, inscribed and initialed by the artist on a label on the frame back. Born in Cambridge in 1898 and educated at Southsea School of Art, Norman Wilkinson is known for his graphic art, specifically his British Railway poster images, and also for something quite incredible; Wilkinson revolutionized the art of naval camouflage. Having been assigned to submarine patrols in Dardanelles, Gallipoli, and Gibraltar during WWI as a member of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Wilkinson was deeply troubled by the unprecedented success the German submarine fleet had torpedoing British ships. He hoped to find a solution to this gaping vulnerability, and in a lightning bolt moment, he had an epiphany that would change everything. Wilkinson says in his autobiography, A Brush With Life (Seeley, 1969), that he realized a ship could be painted to hide its shape against the sea and sky. In his own words, Wilkinson states that the hull of a ship could be camouflaged "not for low visibility, but in such a way as to break up her form and thus confuse a submarine officer as to the course on which she was heading." After some preliminary testing, the theory Wilkinson called "dazzle camouflage" was accepted by British Admiralty and Wilkinson was placed in charge of the naval camouflage unit. The unit, which was headquartered in the basement of the Royal Academy of Arts, consisted of Wilkinson and about two dozen "camoufleurs;" they were artists, students, model makers and consultants, including a zoologist. The dazzle schemes were tested on models and then distributed to artists who were stationed at the docks, where the ships would be painted. At the end of the war Wilkinson was formally declared the inventor of dazzle camouflage and awarded for his contribution. Wilkinson went on to enjoy a long and celebrated career as a painter of maritime scenes, naval vessels, and warships. He served as the president of the Royal Institute of Painter in Water Colours (RI) from 1936 until 1963 (having been elected a member in 1906); he was elected Honourable Marine Painter to the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1919, and he was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Marine Artists, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1918 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1948. In January 1920 he was appointed knight (chevalier) of the Belgian Order of the Crown. Among the many notable points of interest regarding Wilkinson's career is that his painting Plymouth Harbour, which was commissioned by Cunard White Star Lines for the first class smoking room of the RMS Titanic, was lost at sea when it perished with the ship. Wilkinson had also created a comparable painting entitled The Approach to the New World, which hung in the same location on the Titanic's sister ship, the RMS Olympic...
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Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Early 20th century German watercolor of children dancing in traditional dress
Located in Woodbury, CT
Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and J...
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Victorian Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Divinity - III - China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1925 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
“Divinity” is the title of this essential and enigmatic drawing by the french artist Jean Cocteau. A figure opening his arms and looking towards the sky is in the center of the scene...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929. Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne. Edition of 2...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

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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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Palace - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Palace is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. Pen on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing and cutting. The work has been reali...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Two Men - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Two men is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1909. Watercolor, ink, tempera and pencil on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing. Gabriele Galant...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor, Pencil

Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1926. Befor bathing. With frame: 74x63.5 cm - 29.1x25 inches ; without frame, just the watercolor: 50x36 cm - 19.7x14.2 inches. Si...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charismatic, 1920s charcoal on paper drawing of a dapper young man seated beside a pint glass by famed Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 12 x 9 inches. Matted size: 18 x 14 inches Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Venice, Piazza San Marco - Watercolor by A. Guidotti
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an amazing colored watercolor on paper realized in the early years of the XX century by the Italian artist, Antonio Guidotti (1881-1958). Signed in black ink on lower left margin. This modern artwork representing the most famous square of Venice Piazza San Marco...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mon Colonel
Located in London, GB
'Mon Colonel', pencil and crayon on paper, by noted French artist, Auguste Chabaud (circa 1914-1918). A delightfully simple drawing of a French Army colonel in profile along with clo...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Walpurgis Nacht - Drawing by A. Kubin - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Walpurgis Nacht is a drawing with pen and Indian ink on paper, realized by Alfred Kubin in 1920, Hand-signed. Provenance Zevi Collection Milan. Included a frame. In very good co...
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Symbolist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Pen

Policemen - Original Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Policemen is an original modern artwork realized in France by Hermann-Paul (1879 - 1969). Original watercolor and Charcoal. Good conditions except for a missing corner of the dyell...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Study for a Stained Glass Window , Devotional, Ecclesiastical, Pre-Raphaelite
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A sensitively drawn and highly-detailed study for a three-panel set of stained glass windows showing the ascension of Jesus by angels and mortals. Initialed, lower right, 'EB-J', an...
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Academic Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902
Located in Roma, IT
Memento Mori is a modern artwork realized by Franz Biedermann (attr.) in 1902. Large-format drawing depicting a skull lying on an open book, in front of a large crucifix...
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Symbolist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

“Flapper Girl”
By Richard Emil Miller
Located in Southampton, NY
Bold and well executed charcoal on archival paper attributed to the American artist, Richard Emil Miller. Signed lower left “Miller”. Consistent with other known signatures of the a...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

“Flapper Girl”
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Art Decò Italian Portrait by Enrico Crespi Signed Located Dated Watercolor
Located in Roma, IT
Young Woman Portrait by Enrico Crespi Signed Located Dated Italian Watercolor Beautiful and evocative watercolor technique painting by the great Milanese school artist Enrico Crespi...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Brave Soldier - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The brave soldier is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. G...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Reading Before Bed, Original Illustration, Mother, Daughter, Cat, Book Worm
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Konersman (American, 1889 - 1975) Signed: Konersman (Lower, Left) " Reading Before Bed " c. 1900-1920 Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Laid on Illustration Board Image Size...
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Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
May Mott Smith (1879 - 1952) A Martinique Native in French Guiana, circa 1925 Watercolor on paper 24 x 20 inches Signed lower right; titled on the reverse “Martinique Native” is an ...
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Feminist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

London Bridge on Thames View - Drawing by Herbert John Finn- 1927
Located in Roma, IT
London Thames View is a modern artwork realized by Herbert John Finn (1860-1942). Mixed colored ink, pastel and watercolor on paper. Includes gileded frame Hand signed and dated o...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pastel, Ink

Fine 1900’s English Watercolour Painting Lady by Cottage Steps Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Steps By Gunn Gwennet (British early 1900’s) signed watercolor painting on paper mounted in a frame. framed: 21 x 18 inches Image: 14 x 9.75 inches provenance: private co...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Figure - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged ma...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922) Portrait of a man, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922) Portrait of a man, signed upper left charcoal on paper 26.5 x 33,8 cm Framed : 43.5 x 52 cm Little is known about Abert Paul Guilmet, apart from th...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Veduta Prospettica di un Ponte - Drawing by Carlo and Adolfo Coppedè - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
Outstanding drawing realized fro Expo Roma by Carlo and Adolfo Coppedè in 1911. Charcoal on paper mounted on stretcher. Includes a beautiful iron frame by Roberto Fallani, realized...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Sketch Of Nude Man - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch Of Nude Man is an original drawing in pencil realized by Emile Rouff in Early 20th Century . In good condition with some cut and foxing. The artwo...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Claude Shepperson - Petrushka - Watercolour scene from the Ballets Russes
By Claude Allin Shepperson
Located in London, GB
CLAUDE ALLIN SHEPPERSON, ARA, ARWS (1867-1921) Petrushka – Scene from the Ballets Russes Signed l.l.: Shepperson Watercolour over traces of pencil on paper Framed 30.5 by 45.5 cm., 12 by 18 in. (frame size 52.5 by 66 cm., 20 ¾ by 26 in.) Provenance: Richard C Davis...
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Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Norwegian Pine Grove - The inner glow of the trees -
Located in Berlin, DE
Themistokles von Eckenbrecher (1842 Athens - 1921 Goslar), Norwegian pine grove, 1901. Watercolor on blue-green paper, 30 x 22 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed in his own hand "TvE. Fagermes [i.e. Fagermes]. 26.6.[19]01." - Slight crease throughout at left margin, otherwise in good condition. About the artwork Themistokles von Eckenbrecher often traveled to Norway to study the nature that fascinated him there. On June 26, 1901, near the southern Norwegian town of Fagernes, in the summer evening sun, he saw a small pine grove, which he immediately captured in a watercolor. He exposed the trees growing on a small hill in front of the background, so that the pines completely define the picture and combine to form a tense motif. The tension comes from the contrast of form and color. The trunks, growing upward, form a vertical structure that is horizontally penetrated by the spreading branches and the pine needles, which are rendered as a plane. This structural tension is further intensified by the color contrast between the brown-reddish iridescent trunks and branches and the green-toned needlework. Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, however, does not use the observed natural scene as an inspiring model for a dance of color and form that detaches itself from the motif and thus treads the path of abstracting modernism. Its inner vitality is to be brought to light and made aesthetically accessible through the work of art. It is precisely in order to depict the inner vitality of nature that von Eckenbrecher chooses the technique of watercolor, in which the individual details, such as the needles, are not meticulously worked out, but rather a flowing movement is created that unites the contrasts. The trees seem to have formed the twisted trunks out of their own inner strength as they grew, creatingthose tense lineations that the artist has put into the picture. The inner strength continues in the branches and twigs, culminating in the upward growth of the needles. At the same time, the trunks, illuminated by the setting sun, seem to glow from within, adding an almost dramatic dimension to the growing movement. Through the artwork, nature itself is revealed as art. In order to make nature visible as art in the work, von Eckenbrecher exposes the group of trees so that they are bounded from the outside by an all-encompassing contour line and merge into an areal unity that enters into a figure-ground relationship with the blue-greenish watercolor paper. The figure-ground relationship emphasizes the ornamental quality of the natural work of art, which further enforces the artwork character of the group of trees. With the presentation of Themistokles von Eckenbrecher's artistic idea and its realization, it has become clear that the present watercolor is not a study of nature in the sense of a visual note by the artist, which might then be integrated into a larger work context, but a completely independent work of art. This is why von Eckenbrecher signed the watercolor. In addition, it is marked with a place and a date, which confirms that this work of nature presented itself to him in exactly this way at this place at this time. At the same time, the date and place make it clear that the natural work of art has been transferred into the sphere of art and thus removed from the time of the place of nature. About the artist Themistocles' parents instilled a life of travel in their son, who is said to have spoken eleven languages. His father, who was interested in ancient and oriental culture, was a doctor and had married Francesca Magdalena Danelon, an Italian, daughter of the British consul in Trieste. During a stay in Athens - Gustav von Eckenbrecher was a friend of Heinrich von Schliemann and is said to have given him crucial clues as to the location of Troy - Themistokles saw the light of day in 1842. After an interlude in Berlin, where Themistokles was educated at the English-American School, the journey began again. From 1850 to 1857 the family lived in Constantinople, after which the father opened a practice in Potsdam, where Themistokles, who wanted to become a painter, was taught by the court painter Carl Gustav Wegener. In 1861 the von Eckenbrechers left Potsdam and settled in Düsseldorf. There Themistokles received two years of private tuition from Oswald Aschenbach, who greatly admired the talented young artist. After his artistic training, he undertook extensive travels, often accompanied by Prince Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, which took him to northern and eastern Europe, but above all to the Middle East and even to South America. The paintings that resulted from these journeys established his artistic reputation and led to his participation in large panoramas such as the 118 x 15 metre Entry of the Mecca Caravan into Cairo, painted for the City of Hamburg in 1882. 1882 was also the start of a total of 21 study trips to Scandinavia, most of them to Norway, and the unique Norwegian landscape with its rugged fjords became a central motif in his work. Along with Anders Askevold and Adelsteen Normann...
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Naturalistic Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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