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Art Subject: People
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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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fabulous, Surrealist 1946 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, Surrealist 1946 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "Introspective Stare", the drawing is ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model (Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well ex...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Jazz Band III, Modern Ink Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Jazz Band III, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Ink on paper, signed l.l., Size: 7 in. x 5.5 in. (17.78 cm x 13.97 cm), Frame Size: 14 x 13 inches
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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

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Charcoal, Paper

MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard) graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Con...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, ea...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Si...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Vintage 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfect for your hockey enthusiast! A colorful, dynamic 1950s pastel on paper drawing of a hockey game by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 9 x 12 inches. Matted size: 14 x 18. 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Landscape with Man and Goats
Located in London, GB
'Landscape with Man and Goats', gouache on paper, by Raymond Guerrier (circa 1960s). After the artist moved from Paris to the South of France, he started painting landscapes illumina...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

A Vintage 1950s Pastel Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
For your hockey enthusiast! A dynamic 1950s, pastel and charcoal on paper drawing of a hockey game by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 9 x 12 inches. Matted to: 14 x 18 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 and 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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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Nearing the Peaks, Early 20th Century Mountainous Western Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Nearing the Peaks, 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 15 x 20 inches 18.5 x 24 inches framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (Octo...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Ink and Watercolor on paper realized by an artist of the XX century. The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some slight folding and fox...
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
By Tiffanie Mang
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (Ameri...
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Cardboard

Untitled, Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: June Felter (1919-2019) Title: Untitled Year: 1964 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 20 x 14.25 inches. Framed size: 29.25 x 23 inches Signature: Si...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Female Nude - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudo femminile (Female Nude) is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Choice I - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Radek Husak, a contemporary process-driven mixed media artist, was born in Poland i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pigment

Temptation Blue Nude original nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Temptation", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual bod...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Archival Paper

Daphne and Chloe - Lithograph by Pierre Bonnard - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Daphne and Chloe is a beautiful black and white lithograph on paper by Pierre Bonnard in 1930s. Not signed, as issued.
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Follower of Antoine Calbet. French ( b.1860 - d.1944 ). Theseus and Ariadne, Circa 1890 - 1910. Mixed Media. Watercolour, Gouache & Pastel Image size 16.5 inches x 11.2 inches ( 42cm...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

Mother and Child - Drawing - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1962. Black Marker Pen on Cardboard 27.5 x 22.5 cm ; 60 55 cm with frame. Unreadable signature in the lower part. ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Pen

Falling To Pieces - Abstract Figurative Black White Mixed Media Romantic Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Figures - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original artwork realized by Leo Guida. Watercolor drawing on ivory paper. Good conditions. Not signed.
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Study of a Saint, British, 20th Century artist Hans Feibusch, green
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Hans Feibusch (German, 1898 – 1998) Study of a Saint Charcoal and pastel on paper 21.1/8 x 12 in. (53.7 x 30.8 cm. Provenance: From the estate of the artist Hans Feibusch, born in F...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Original Drawing Salom, Herod Head John Baptist Secret Life of Salvador Dali
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Salom, Herod, and The Head of John The Baptist Original Drawing in "The Secret Life of Salvador Dali" Book MEDIUM: Original Drawing SIGNED: Hand Signe...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait of Woman - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a drawing realized in the early 20th century by an Anonymous French artist. Pencil on paper. The state of preservation is good. The artwork is represented thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The raising of Lazarus
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto (Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua) The Raising of Lazarus Brush drawing in red and brown oil paint, heightened with blue and white, on laid...
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1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Laid Paper

Studies of arms in draped sleeves
Located in Middletown, NY
Charcoal and graphite on grayish laid paper, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (265 x 195 mm), the full sheet. Scattered light, minor and unobtrusive foxing, several non-archival cellophane tape...
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Mid-18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite, Charcoal

Dancer - Drawing by Simone Vaulpré - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a drawing made by Simone Vaulpré during the 20th century. Pencil on paper. Good condition.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1940s Mid-Cenrury Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

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

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Paper, Charcoal

Nude. Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing on cardboard by Polish artist Andrzej Szypluk. Monochromatic drawing of a female in nude. PROVE...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil

Nude - Watercolor by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter, eng...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Cadence, Realist charcoal drawing of women hair running, graphic and patterned
Located in Dallas, TX
Cadence Charcoal on paper Artwork size: 24 x 46.5 inches / 60 x 118 cm Framed size: 27.5 × 52 inches / 70 × 132 cm Float framed in white behind anti-reflect art glass. This contempo...
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2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Young man in a toga elegant man Latin American hyperrealist Hockney style
Located in Norwich, GB
Superb original drawing in coloured conté pencils, heightened with white on oatmeal coloured vergé paper by Claudio Bravo. The work was created during the artist's Moroccan period, a...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Laid Paper, Color Pencil

Early 20th Century French Gouache on Paper, The Frog and The Fisherman
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century French gouache and watercolour on paper of a fisherman by Louis Henri Magnat, The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a carved and gilt wood frame und...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Oscar Lacaze - 1880 Watercolour, Italian Interior Study
Located in Corsham, GB
A detailed watercolour study depicting a finely dressed woman looking into a large standing mirror draped with fine velvet fabric. An artist's palette and easel can be seen in the re...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Siiting Man - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Siiting man is a modern artwork realized by Pierre- Georges Jeanniot in the Late 19th Century Pencil drawing. Includes frame: 30.5 x 3 x...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard

MB 806 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Muscular Male Nudes)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative nude drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed This unique life study drawing of two male nude models was made by Mark...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Signed, lower right ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

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

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Paper, Charcoal

Landscape - Drawing by Ardengo Soffici - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original modern artwork realized by Ardengo Soffici in 1930s. Pencil on paper. Hand signed lower right. Includes frame.
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Art Deco Fantasy Charcoal Drawing Lithograph Print by Adolf Uzarski
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning charcoal drawing lithograph print on paper depicting a fanciful lion kidnapping a young woman was designed by Adolf Uzarski (1885-1970), a German artist. This drawing i...
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1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude Female Gaze
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well pa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Portrait - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

18th Century French Rococo Old Master Ink Drawing Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Birth French Rococo School, mid 18th century sepia ink on paper over board, framed behind glass. framed: 13 x 11 inches painting : 8 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, B...
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18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Expressionist Gouache and Watercolour Study for Alexander and His Army .
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 20th century watercolour and gouache study for the series 'Alexander and His Army' by Stephane Lovighi-Bourgogne. Presented in plain wood frame. A strong and forceful de...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Portrait of Woman- Original Watercolor by Madeleine Sellier - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a beautiful artwork realized by Madeleine Sellier. Blue watercolors. In very good condition. Hand signed on the lower margin of the plate. Mounted on a card...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Hypnos 2 God of Sleep and Dreams signed Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos God of Sleep and Dreams", ink and acrylic on paper Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings. His mission is to help people sleep and ...
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Academic Study of a Clenched Hand, Tuscany, mid-19th cent.
Located in Firenze, IT
Academic Study of a Clenched Hand, Tuscany, mid-19th century, 29 × 23 cm Pencil on slightly grey paper Academic study depicting a clenched male hand, executed with close attention t...
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Mid-19th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

SIESTA - original ultramarine large nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Siesta", 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US. Check 1st Dibs offer FREESHIP coupon for items over $500. "Siesta" is a serene and visually arresting addition to the "Nude in Interior" series. It conveys a quiet intimacy and relaxation, perfectly encapsulated in its title. The reclining female figure, with legs elegantly extended upward, creates a sense of balance between stillness and subtle energy. The interplay of ultramarine tempera and the warm-toned paper once again demonstrates the artist’s ability to use limited color palettes to great emotional and visual effect. The ochre-like background provides a sunlit, tranquil atmosphere that pairs beautifully with the cool, calm energy of the ultramarine tempera. The artist’s choice of medium emphasizes contrast while imbuing the piece with a harmonious duality—warmth in the environment and coolness in the figure. The fluidity of the brushstrokes aligns with the theme of relaxation, while the vertical drips lend a dreamlike quality, as if the figure is melting into her surroundings. The looser strokes in the background contrast with the more defined lines of the figure, highlighting her as the focal point. The unconventional reclining pose, with legs extended upward, adds visual interest and a sense of lightheartedness to the piece. It suggests a playful yet completely relaxed moment, as though the figure is unwinding and stretching in the midst of a private, comfortable setting. The verticality of the legs and the drips juxtaposes with the horizontal lines in the background, creating a sense of structure and stability. This geometric balance anchors the composition and enhances the overall sense of calm. The artist has included abstract horizontal strokes in the background, reminiscent of blinds or a window. These subtle details suggest an interior space filled with sunlight and add depth without detracting from the figure’s prominence. The title, "Siesta," reinforces the narrative of rest and tranquility. The figure’s pose is unapologetically casual and unguarded, evoking the vulnerability and freedom found in moments of private repose. While other works in the series explore themes of introspection, passion, or desire, this piece focuses purely on physical and emotional relaxation. It offers a more subdued, meditative perspective, providing variety to the series while maintaining its stylistic coherence. The reclining nude is a recurring motif in art history, seen in works by Titian, Ingres, and Modigliani. However, this piece’s contemporary execution—fluid, minimalist, and abstracted—ties it more closely to modernist traditions, particularly the gestural energy of Egon Schiele or Matisse’s reclining nudes. The artist’s decision to leave much of the environment abstract enhances the piece’s timeless quality. The figure feels anchored in both a specific space (suggested by the window-like strokes) and an almost dreamlike, universal realm. "Siesta" is a masterful exploration of rest and serenity, demonstrating the artist’s ability to convey mood through form, color, and composition. The elegant simplicity of the figure, combined with the abstracted interior elements, invites the viewer to share in this peaceful moment. Its balance of gestural abstraction and classical themes makes it both timeless and distinctly modern. This piece is a beautiful representation of intimacy, calm, and the universal human experience of seeking rest. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper

Male Nudes - Original Drawing on Paper by D. Ginsbourg - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
Male Nudes is an original modern artwork realized in 1921 by the French artist Daniel Ginsbourg. Original sanguine drawing on paper. The sheet is gluew on a blue dark sheet. Hand-s...
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1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Mid Century French Pencil Profile Study of a Seated Female Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Profile Study of a Seated Female Nude Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil and Paper Size: 10.5 (height) x 8.25 (width) Stamp...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed Signed, l...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

MB 076 A&B (Double Sided Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Male Nudes)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches, unframed One piece of 30 x 22 inch Arches. Two drawings, one on either...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Balinese Women - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese women is an original contemporary artwork realized in the second half of 20th century. A mixed colored tempera on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin: "IMD Gronding Peneszanana Ubud...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera