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Period: Mid-20th Century
Age 9 , Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d Automne, Corcoran
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) as a full-page illustration for the book 'The Buttermilk Tree', unsigned and dated circa 1935. A rare example of a fully-develop...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Illustration Board, Pen, Pencil

Portrait of Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a young man, c.1950. Charcoal and pastel on paper, sheet measures an impressive 11 x14 inches...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

“Untitled (Head of a Young Man), 1936” Mexican Charcoal Drawing Study Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
This striking early drawing by Zalce captures a young man at a moment of heightened emotion, his mouth open and brow furrowed in what reads as shock and defiance. Executed in 1936, a...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Karl Lagerfeld Fashion Portfolio / Drawings for Tiziani, 161 Drawings
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) Marking(s); notes: marking(s) Materials: paper Dimensions: approx. 12.75"h, 10"w (159 images) Additional Information: Fashion design sketc...
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Feminist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

1950 s Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Gathered
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper mounted on card size: 18.75 x 24 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1950 s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Autumn Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 20 x 12.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. provena...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

“Untitled (Women Walking), c. 1945” Double-Sided NYC Street Manhattan Cityscape
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic example of Marsh’s renowned depictions of ladies walking in downtown Manhattan. This richly worked ink and wash composition captures a sidewalk populated by stylish women...
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Ashcan School Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Robot Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Kiss of the Angel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Mother and Child by Raymond Debieve, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Experience the profound beauty of "Mother and Child," a mixed media on cardboard artwork created in 1988 by the acclaimed artist Raymond Debiève. This stunning piece, crafted in a Cu...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Portrait of Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a young man, c.1950. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 14 x 17 inches. Excellent condition. S...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Bouquet of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s. Hand signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died i...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Navajo Family , Santa Fe, Modernism, Corcoran, Whitney, PAFA, AIC, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, 'by Buk' for Eduard Buk Ulreich (American, 1889-1966), dedicated lower center, 'for Ruth' and painted circa 1945. Additionally signed and titled verso 'Navajo Fa...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Abstract Composition - Drawing by Michel Cadoret - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an artwork realized by Michel Cadoret in 1956. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed. The artwork id depicted through soft strokes in a well...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Greetings on the Railway - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Matted. Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Andrée Ruellan, Spring on Bleecker Street (Greenwich Village, NY), crayon, 1938
Located in New York, NY
Spring, Bleecker Street, Ruellan's conté crayon drawing from 1938, shows young people out in the world. And their world is Bleecker Street, New York City. The heart of Greenwich Vil...
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Ashcan School Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Sick - Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch realized for the book "Les Enfants Terribles". Unsigned and undated. Matting included. Very good conditions. Ref. Jean Cocteau, Poesia Grafica - Disegni dal 1921 al 1957. 
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Butterfly Flowers 2 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Butterfly & Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches; sheet size 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches; mat size 14 x 11 inches. ABOUT THIS WORK Hopei or Hebei is a province of North East China, on the Gulf of Chihli near Beijing that is home to Chengde Mountain Resort, the imperial summer residence of the Qing-dynasty emperors. Chengde contains 18th-century palaces, gardens, and pagodas ringed...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

At the Festival in Venice - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1946 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1946 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Woman - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized by a french Artist in the mid-20th century. Black and white china ink drawing depicting a woman. Unreadable signature on the lower marg...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Still Life - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1970. Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (50x35 cm). Monogrammed by ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of a Woman  - Drawing by  Enzo Benedetto- 1930s
By  Enzo Benedetto
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Enzo Benedetto. Pencil, ink and Tempera on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Tempera

Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

View of Paris - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
View of Paris is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.   Watercolor drawing on paper.   Good conditions. The artwork is created through deft brushstokes and har...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Nude" 1947 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist....
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Study of Fashionable Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 13 (height) x 10 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Pr...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Theater Sketch 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
Alexander O. Levy was a painter, illustrator, printmaker and designer who was born in 1881 in Bonn, Germany. He died in 1946 in Buffalo, New York. At age three, he was brought to ...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Gouache

Surrealist composition, ca. 1935, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Mathieu (Matei) ROSIANU (1897-1969) Surrealist composition, ca. 1935 Pencil on paper Studio stamp on verso 6,7 x 5,5 inch. Frame : 12 x 12 inch. Born in Bucharest in 1897 to an offi...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Death March — Spanish Civil War, Anti-fascism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Untitled (Death March)', brush and ink, c. 1936. Estate stamped, verso. A fine expressionist rendering, on cream wove drawing board, with margins (3/8 to 5/16 inch). Minor toning at the board edges, otherwise in very good condition. Image size 12 5/16 x 9 3/8 inches; sheet size 13 x 10 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. One of a series of powerful Anti-fascist brush and ink drawings created by the artist at the commencement of the Spanish Civil War...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mid Century French Side Profile Portrait of a Lady with a Vintage Hairstyle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 13 (height) x 10 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Pr...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Cyclists Racing On Velodrome Track French Modernist Watercolor Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cyclists Racing On Velodrome Track French Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon (a compos...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Arms)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of Male Arms by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study (a c...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Maestro
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Maestro", is a rare pen...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a watercolor drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Equestrian Horseman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Equestrian Horseman" is a mixed media on paper by LeRoy Neiman. The artwork is signed lower right, "Leroy Neiman '66". The framed piece measures 40 3/4 x 46 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. LeRoy N...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

A Fine 1930s Modern Drawing of a Figure Study Sketch Class, Artists at Easels
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Depicting an Artist's Sketch Class and a Seated Young Male Mode by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An excep...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Hopeless - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Hopeless is a Colored lithograph realized on japan paper by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Surrealist Figure in Space-scape, Surrealist Wax Crayon Drawing by Roberto Matta
Located in Long Island City, NY
Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 -2002) - Surrealist Figure in Space-scape, Year: 1956, Medium: Wax Crayon on paper, unsigned, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax Crayon

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well execu...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930s ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Deco Femme
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and profes...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

1950s Vintage Charcoal Female Nude Study by Henry Woon
Located in Arp, TX
Henry Woon Charcoal Female Nude 2 c. 1950's Charcoal on Strathmore Charcoal Paper 25"x19 1/2"Unframed Signed in ink H Woon lower right His large portfolio of charcoal drawings was ...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Female Leg, Knee Foot)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Seated Female Model (Leg, Knee and Foot) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork, pencil, charcoal on paper. Is not signed and dated but we can attribute the period middle 20th Century. The artist want to define a sensit...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Three Figures , Mid-century German Expressionist, Düsseldorf, Venice Biennale
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signer upper right, 'Craemer' for Kurt Craemer (German, 1912-1961) and dated 1954. Born in Saarbrucken, Craemer first attended the Academy of Cologne where he worked under Friedrich...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) New York City Skyline 14 x 21 1/2 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn, introspective portrait in pastel and charcoal o...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky)
Located in London, GB
Konstantin Andreevich Somov (Russian 1869-1939), Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky), 1931, Sanguine and pastel on paper, signed and dated (twice) (lower right), 32cm x 48cm, (46...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pastel

"Study for decoration Moscow metro station" Kievskaya Tempera, Real socialism
Located in Torino, IT
Real Socialism,Moscow,1970,Russia,Orange,Men at Work,Propaganda VIKTOR A. KONOVALOV (Uidol, Vladimir region 1912 – Moscow 1995) Russian painter and graphic designer. He was born in...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Colorful 1950s Standing Male Bather in South of France by Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant 1950s Modern watercolor of a standing male bather in red orange tones by notable French artist Andre Delfau. Painted in the south of France along the Cote d' azure (...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Carousel - China Ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
The Carousel is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Original black ink and pen on ivory paper. Hand-sign...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sorcière - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini La Sorcière, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 21 x 15.5 cm 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. 41.5 x 36 cm 16 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition History: Leonor Fini: Small ...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Reading Girl - Drawing by Paul Collomb - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Reading Girl is two drawings on paper realized in the mid-20s by Paul Collomb. There are two drawings one on the front and the second on the rear of the sheet. Hand-signed on t...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Views of Madagascar , French School
Located in London, GB
'Views of Madagascar', gouache on paper, French School (circa 1960s). The artist depicts two views of Madagascar in a charming and naive style. The first, a farm and its fields with a significant verdant elevation in the background. The second, a villager sitting in front of his home watching...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile Gilioli - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of woman is an original modern artwork realized in the half of 20th century by the french artist Emile Gilioli. Sanguine drawingon light brown paper. The artwork is hand signe...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figure - Original Drawing - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing realized by Unknown Artist in mid-20th Century. Beautiful watercolour drawing on brown-colored paper. Included passport (35 x 28 cm). Good condition, ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor