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Period: 1950s
Seated Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
$1,312 Sale Price
25% Off
Odalisque
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the ...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
A Captivating 1950s Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1950s textile design in black and brown ochre tones with wedge star pattern by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Par...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
Après Le Bain
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp verso for Victor di Gesu (AmerIcan, 1914-1986) and drawn circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the C...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
$1,837 Sale Price
25% Off
Seated Woman
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Cardboard, Graphite
Figures on Horseback
, Los Angeles County Museum, Laguna Beach California
By Ben Abril
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Ben Abril' (American, 1923-1995) and painted circa 1955.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Ben Abril is known for his equestrian paintings, primarily in watercol...
Category
Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper
$1,237 Sale Price
25% Off
Seated Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Académies Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Taos
, American Watercolor Society, Chouinard, New York, Art Student
s League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James Vance, AWS', (American, 1919-2007), titled 'Taos' and painted circa 1950.
James Vance grew up in Los Angeles and first applied himself to art at the Art C...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Architecture - Original Sanguine Pastel on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture is a drawing in sanguine pastel on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 19th Century.
In good conditions.
This is an original drawing representing an architect...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Yellow and Green Composition
Located in New York, NY
Yellow and Green Composition is a striking and lyrical example of Natalia Dumitresco’s mature abstract style, rendered here on an intimate scale. IT is also framed in a very unique a...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Nude on Green I, Gouache on Paper by George Zachary Constant
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Zachary Constant, Greek/American (1892 - 1978)
Title: Nude on Green I
Year: 1954
Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed
Size: 11 x 7.5 in. (27.94 x 19.05 cm)
Frame Size: 17 ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Heart Surgeon - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1955.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Far West - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition..
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
w/ Arpege Perfume...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Decking The Christmas Tree
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Colisée, Rome
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Still Life (New Hope Mid-century Modernist drawing)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful still life drawing by American artist, Lloyd Raymond Ney (1893-1964). Ink on paper, 14.5 x 21 inches; 25.5 x 31.5 inches framed. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Signed lower right.
Birth place: Friedenburg, PA.
Addresses: New Hope, PA, 1925-64
Profession: Painter, lecturer, teacher
Studied: PAFA with H. McCarter, 1914 -18 (Cresson Scholarship; traveled in Europe 1918-21; Paris in 1924)
Exhibited: AIC, 1937; Guggenheim Museum, 1941-56; PAFA Ann., 1941, 1951; numerous group shows in Europe.
Work: Guggenheim Museum, NYC. WPA commission, 1941, mural for New London, Ohio Post Office (Citizens of New London petitioned WPA administrator Edward Bruce to allow Ney to paint the mural)
Comments: Abstract painter. He spent many years in Paris, where he was friendly with Pascin, Foujita, Frieske, H.O. Tanner, W. Pach and Roger Fry...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
The Castel in Edinburgh
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Graphite
L
Attente
Located in Houston, TX
Pen and ink drawing from French artist Jean-Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. A...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Nissequogue, Long Island, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Nissequogue, Long Island (64), Year: 1959, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 10.5 in. x 22 in. (26.67 cm x 55.88 cm), Description: Eve Netherco...
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Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 17"H x 11 3/4"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Green Dress w/ Blue Ribbon And Pink ...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Reclining Nude Woman Study
Located in Houston, TX
French women in a reclining position looking out at the viewer. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed.
Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection.
Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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Naturalistic 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Les Poissons
By Paule Champenois
Located in Houston, TX
French charcoal drawing of fish, circa 1950. Signed Paule Champenois lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size fra...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Path to Town
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful mid-century watercolor of a country path leading to the village by artist C. Heintz, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat wi...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor - Lighthouse and Fishing Boats
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor of lighthouse overlooking fishing boats, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Arch...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The General to the Doctor - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good condition with slight folding.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
French Watercolor - Village Vendors at the Outdoor Market
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage watercolor in colorful jewel tones of local villagers selling their wares at an outdoor market by French artist Stephane Magnard (1917-2010), circa 1950.
Original artwork on...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Jansem drawing, Grandma drawing, contemporary artist, Jansem grandma portrait.
By Jean Jansem
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
La Veille Dame, ink on paper by Jean Jansem (1920-2013). Stephanie's gallery's certificate of authentic available. Signed Jansem lower right.
Category
Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Posing Nudes - Charcoal Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nudes is a drawing realized by an Anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Charcoal on paper.
Good Conditions.
The artworks are represented through strong deft strokes and nudes whil...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
“Seashore Clouds”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor on Grumbacher watercolor board by the well known marine artist, Frederic Whitaker. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Cond...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$975 Sale Price
55% Off
Serene Farm in Watercolors
Located in Houston, TX
Madagascan watercolor farm scene by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and C...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gouache Landscape, C. 1950
Located in Houston, TX
This gouache painting by artist Ulrich Franke, circa 1950, offers a feast of varicolored landscapes and textures for the eyes. Brightly hued fields in the foreground lead to a waterf...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Gouache
Colorful Watercolor Landscape of Idaho Springs, Colorado
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor landscape of Idaho Springs, circa 1950. Located in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, Idaho Springs comes to life here through the a...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Vintage Ink Wash Drawing - Fishing Boats and Lighthouse
Located in Houston, TX
Ink wash drawing of tranquil scene of fishing boats along with a lighthouse in the background by french artist Jean-Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
J...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
French Watercolor - Fishing Boats
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor mingles old world charm with impressionistic view of fishing village and lighthouse, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displa...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Sketches of Nudes with Architectural Elements
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century modern French pencil drawing of two nudes and architectural elements, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plasti...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
African Women in Market
Located in Houston, TX
Gathering of African women at market in watercolor of African Village by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Rural Outskirts
Located in Houston, TX
Warmly hued watercolor of rust colored homes and buildings dotting a rural landscape by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Stéphane Magnard was the pain...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vieille Ville
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor mingles old world charm with impressionistic street view and colorful shop fronts, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold b...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mesnières Pentecôte
By Jean Bousquet
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage watercolor by French artist J. Bousquet titled Mesnières Pentecôte, 1954. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fi...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Steer Laying Down
By Leo Labusquiére
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful pencil drawing of a steer laying down by French artist Leo Labusquiére, 1950. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border....
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Woman smoking pencil drawing
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 74x61 cm.
Category
Academic 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$236 Sale Price
50% Off
Richly-Hued Oil Pastel Drawing - Boats in the Harbor
By E. Bachmann
Located in Houston, TX
Richly-hued oil pastel drawing of boats docked in a European harbor by artist E. Bachmann, 1955.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival pla...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Vintage Watercolor Landscape - Argau
By Alfred Siegris
Located in Houston, TX
Joyful watercolor landscape of a strip of trees dotted with fall colored foliage by artist Alfred Siegris (1892-1960), circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vintage Watercolor Church Painting
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor painting of a romanesque elegant church surrounded by trees by aritist Wornser, circa 1950. Unsigned.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white ...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
“Rushing Forest Stream”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed watercolor on archival paper of a rushing stream in a sunlit forest. Strong, vibrant colors. Double sided with a seascape on a roc...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Lakeside. 1959, oil on cardboard, 36x49, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lakeside. 1959, oil on cardboard, 36x49,5 cm
Summer landscape by the lake
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014)
Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints ...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$739 Sale Price
35% Off
"Study of a Child" Wolf Kahn, Expressionist Sketch, Bright Colors, Gestural
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn
Study of a Child
Signed lower right
Pastel on paper
10 x 13 inches
An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf Kahn is renowned for his luminous, r...
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Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Poem 5 from 9 Poems from Nature, 1959
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Morris Cox (1903-1998)
Poem 5 from 9 Poems from Nature, 1959
Linocut inked with watercolours
Image: 19.0 x 27.0 cm Frame: 34.5 x 41.5 cm
Provenance: Morris Cox Archive
Morris C...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
$355 Sale Price
20% Off
View of Villa Strà sul Brenta - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1959.
Hand signed and dated lower right.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died i...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Maurice Miot said "Melito", Open window, 1950, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Maurice MIOT dit "Melito" (1920-1994)
Open window, 1950
Pencil on paper
Signed "Melito" and dated "50" lower right
35 x 25 cm
Frame 50 x 40 cm
Son of a locksmith from the Aube regio...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid 20th Century Belgium, Ostend Church and Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium: Ostend. Church of St Peter and St Paul, with fishing boats and harbour
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
signed, inscribed and dated lo...
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Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$682 Sale Price
20% Off
Roofs of Ravello
, Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Roofs of Ravello' by Margaret Wentworth, 1959.
Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, San Francisco Art Association, Carmel, Art Institute of Chicago
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Initialed lower rig...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Pen, Paper
Landscape - Painting by Alberto Gillani - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an artwork realized by Alberto Gillani, in 1981.
Oil on Canvas.
49 x 69 cm; 79 x 89 cm with frame.
Handsigned in the lower margin.
Very good conditions
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Transformista 3 - Original Figurative Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Transformista 3 - Original Figurative Drawing by Jose Luis Cuevas (b. 1934 d. 2017.)
This original ink drawing by Cuevas depicts two distorted figures pressing their faces together....
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mid 20th Century, Belgium, A Gent Morning Market
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. Gent - A Morning Market
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
signed and inscribed front lower right corner, inscribed and signed to the back
watercolour painting on artist's ...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
Watercolor Country Landscape, C. 1950
Located in Houston, TX
This lovely watercolor, circa 1950, combines soft colors and impressionistic brushstrokes to provide a peaceful view of the rolling countryside. The emerald green line of trees leads...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Valley Town Watercolor Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor of valley town, 1959. Signed by artist R. Routes lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size f...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Char à Foin
Located in Houston, TX
Ink wash or pair of pair of draught animals ready to pull a heavy load by French artist Jean Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
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