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Ural Owl 1975 - Expressionist art animal watercolour gouache bird painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning vibrant animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour/gouache painting of an Ural Owl and painted in 1975. Williams has recently been reas...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$4,321 Sale Price
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Beach Scene with Figures Enjoying the Shoreline Gentle Waves Sailing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media on cardboard, realized by an italian artist most probably in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a frame.
Very good condition.
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Provence Watercolor of Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct
River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Watercolor of Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct & River Scene
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 12.25 x ...
Category
French School 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students.
Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
1920
s Historical Fashion Illustration of Lady in 17th Century Dress
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed historical figurative fashion illustration painted in watercolor in 1921, of a lady in 17th century dress; complete with a full blac...
Category
Realist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A well-trained cocker spaniel
Located in London, GB
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, R.A. (1901-1979)
A well-trained cocker spaniel
signed ‘C.F. Tunnicliffe’ (lower left)
charcoal and white heightening
11 ¾ x 8 ⅝ in. (29.8 x 21.9 cm.)...
Category
Realist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Gouache
At the Café - Original Ink Drawing by Florisa Cordova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"At the Café" is an original ink drawing realized by Florisa Cordova.
In excellent conditions: As good as new.
Hand-signed on the right side.
Florisa Cordova was born in 1922 and ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Revestel Provence Rooftops with Cypress Trees and Mountain Views Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Revestel Provence Rooftops with Cypress Trees and Mountain Views Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 8....
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$391 Sale Price
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Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Figure - Pencil by Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a graceful sketch in pencil realized by the French painter, illustrator, designer, and cartoonist Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille.
The artwork i...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled (Young woman seen from the back)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Young woman seen from the back)
Sanguine crayon, charcola and watercolor on paper, c. 1910
Signed with the estate stamp, Lugt 5169 lower left corner
Provenance:
Estate of ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
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...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
A Fine 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing, Seated Young Male Nude Model (Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Brittany Watercolor of Thatched Cottage and a Well in the Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Brittany Watercolor of Thatched Cottage and a Well in the Countryside
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 11....
Category
French School 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Venice Grand Canal Waterfront Study Signed Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Grand Canal Waterfront Study Signed Watercolour Painting
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Size: 11.75 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width)
Condit...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$479 Sale Price
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Helen Steinthal (1911-1991) - 20th Century Watercolour, Nudes in Colour
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of three nude figures in different poses on background representing earth, sea and air. Signed to the lower right. On paper.
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
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Etude pour Compotier avec Poisson, May 24 by Pablo Picasso
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Etude pour Compotier avec Poisson, May 24
By Pablo Picasso
1950
Dated in upper left of paper “24 Mai 50” (May 24, 1950).
Original pencil drawing on lined white paper
Boldly dated...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Watercolor of Le Château de la Napoule with Coastal Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Le Château de la Napoule with Coastal Scene
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 9.75 x 1...
Category
French School 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Watercolor
Israeli Modernist Old City Jerusalem Landscape Folk Art Watercolor Painting
By Zvi Ehrman
Located in Surfside, FL
In this piece the artist choice of colors is vibrant, and there is minimal blending of them. The artist takes a naive, Folk Art approach at rendering the subject simplifying the figu...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Watercolour Mediterranean Garden Overlooking the Tranquil Blue Waters
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 5.5 height) x 6.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All th...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Good condition.
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female- Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Marie Laurencin portrait drawing of her mother, 1903
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 – 1956)
Portrait of Pauline Laurencin, the artist’s mother, circa 1903
Black crayon on paper
Inscribed ‘Despair and die / not die’ (upper right)
Not sig...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Sunlit Provence Street with Ochre House and Shaded Alley French Village Scene
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Provence Street with Ochre House and Shaded Alley French Village Scene
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W): ...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing of a nude by Andre Derain
By André Derain
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Andre Derain (French, 1880 – 1954)
A nude looking right
Pencil on paper
Signed with atelier stamp (lower right)
16.1/4 x 8.1/4 in. (41.1 x 21 cm.)
André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 Sep...
Category
Fauvist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Provence Sunlit Stone Houses and Yellow Tiled Rooftops French Village Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Sunlit Stone Houses and Yellow Tiled Rooftops French Village Study
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 8...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$484 Sale Price
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Art Deco Watercolor Painting A Running Stream In The Welsh Marches Landscape
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Samuel Dennis Walley Timmins.
English ( b.1900 - d.1951 ).
A Running Stream In The Welsh Marches, 1932.
Watercolor On Paper.
Signed & Dated Lower Right.
Image size 13.6 inches x 9.6 inches ( 34.5cm x 24.5cm ).
Frame size 18.1 inches x 14.2 inches ( 46cm x 36cm ).
Available for sale; this original Art...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Provence Watercolor of Château des Baux
Sunlit Limestone Cliffs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Watercolor of Château des Baux & Sunlit Limestone Cliffs
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 12.25 x...
Category
French School 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Architectural Drawing by Giuseppe Perotti - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Architectural Drawing is a modern artwork realized by Giuseppe Perotti in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
French Market Scene with Woman in Red Dress Vibrant Figurative Street Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene with Woman in Red Dress Vibrant Figurative Street Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on card unframed
Size (H x W): 7.25 x 5...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mediterranean Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Dazzling watercolor landscape painting of a small town lining the sparkling mediterranean coast by artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950.
Original ...
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1900s French Atelier Academic Drawing Portrait of Classical Male Nude Sculpture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Category
Academic 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Portrait of a Elegant Lady in Pearls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10.75 (height) x 8.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Cond...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$136 Sale Price
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French Countryside Cottages with Trees and Spring Light Pastel Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Countryside Cottages with Trees and Spring Light Pastel Drawing
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Oil pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x width)
Pr...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
$504 Sale Price
40% Off
Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Planting (Spring Plowing)", a vibrant watercolor and graphite on paper by Thomas Hart Benton, circa 1939-40, embodies the artist's signature Regionalist style. The work depicts a ru...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Original 1970
S French Abstract Composition with Thick Organic Lines
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A 1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation. Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Haro...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Venice Street Scene With Figures Market Stalls Tower Original Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Street Scene With Figures Market Stalls Tower Original Watercolour Painting
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Signed: Bottom right corner
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframe...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1940
s Fashion Illustration - Lady In Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shtetl Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Pastel or Tempera on paper. Judaica Shtetl scene of village.
Anatoli Lwowitch Kaplan was a Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins.
his...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pastel
1930
s French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Title: Sur la Plage
Medium: watercolour on artists paper
Size: painting: 8 x 10 inches
Provenance: private collection, ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black
white figural studio ink drawing on paper depictin...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Lines in Four Different Directions original signed inscribed drawing on postcard
By Sol LeWitt
Located in New York, NY
Sol LeWitt
Lines in Four Different Directions, 1997
Original drawing in black felt tip pen on postmarked (franked) postcard
Signed, dated and inscribed "For Andrew Thanks for the Dra...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Postcard, Felt Pen
untitled (Maine Landscape near Mt. Desert Island)
By Greta Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Maine Landscape near Mt. Desert Island)
Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955
Signed by the artist lower left (see photo)
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Condition: Excellent
...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Riviera Watercolor of Corniche d’Or
Estérel Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Riviera Watercolor of Corniche d’Or & Estérel Coastline
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor p...
Category
French School 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Rose Covered Nude India Ink Drawing by Defoe
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6017Modernist Nude ink and watercolor woman in pose covered with flowers
Signed defoe
Black wood frame 1960's
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic
Soldiers Playing Cards
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Soldiers Playing Cards', watercolour and gouache on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1939). Such an atmospheric image, this stunning depiction by celebrated F...
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$3,555 Sale Price
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Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Study of Lucie (Ralph) Belin seated in an interior
Graphite on paper, 1915
Signed with the estate stamp, Lugt 909b, the stamp faded from blue to brown (see photo)
Provenance:
Neffe-D...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
"Sleeping Cat" Line Drawing by Jerry O
Day (Geraldine Heib)
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ink drawing on paper
Signed lower right
Description
“Sleeping Cat” captures Jerry O’Day’s gift for reducing form to its essential poetry. A single continuous line describes the curl...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Hilltop View Overlooking Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Hilltop View Overlooking Village
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (heig...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Woodland and Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Woodland and Village
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height) x...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
1900
s English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Vibrant Sea Shore
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant sea.
English school, early 1900's.
Original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed.
Overall paper size: 7.75 x 11 inches.
From a large private collection of English...
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indistinctly signed in Bengali, dated ‘79
Bangladesh/Indian
Indistinctly signed in Bengali and dated ‘79
Untitled - Fishermen
1979
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 34 x 53 cm
Frame Size: 46 x 62.5 cm
Provenance: From a private UK family
A fabulously evocative watercolour painting showing fisherman, struggling against the elements. This is Bangladesh, 1979, not long after Independence, when the focus was on the working classes, the everyday struggle to make a living and when the artists depicting these times were concurrently exploring and establishing a new aesthetic.
The painting combines naturalism with the wash method of watercolour painting and a reduced palette which allows for a rich harmony of shadow and light. Although appearing to simply utilize monotone colours, closer inspection reveals splashes of quite vivid colours; the yellow on the horizon, a deep crimson on the trousers of one of the figures, blue in the nets etc. The colour is subtle but adds a richness to the overall composition implying that this artist has received an academic training; knowing how to get the most from the materials.
Add to this the beautiful watery effect from the wash on the paper and we can immediately see references to Bengal school art techniques. It is not surprising that the artist employs this medium. Neuroarthistory points to the rich heritage of Bengal school painters and the fascination with wash technique emanating from their connection to the water which provides the backbone for the region. From supplying food; fish and seafood, to transportation, agriculture and festivities. Bengal and Bangladesh live and die with the water.
Some of the leading protagonists of the mid 20th century Bengal school of painters were equally captivated by the same subject and ideology. D P Roy Choudhury was a leading figure in the academic art institutions in the first half of the 20th century. He was also a great experimenter of style. In the image shown,, we can see Choudhury’s treatment of the same subject and how he to chose the monotone palette. It is through observing the similarities and differences that we begin to learn more about the times these artists were painting in and in the case of the Bangladeshi artists how they were approaching the political traumas of the time.
The label to the back of the frame tells its own story;. Saju Arts & Crafts, Dacca-12.
“Saju was born in 1944 in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. At one point, he became friends with Shamsul Islam Nizami, one of the veteran painters of Bangladesh. At that time, Nizami was a teacher of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka).
Nizami introduced Saju to all the notable painters in the contemporary art scenario -- from master painters like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan...
Category
Modern 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Small Boat and Bather in Dinard
By Jean Pons
Located in London, GB
'Small Boat and Bather in Dinard', gouache and charcoal on art paper, by French artist, Jean Pons (1961). Painted in a naïve style, the piece dep...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
$875 Sale Price
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