Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

French School late 19th century, A woman in a deckchair, pencil on paper 21 x 31.5 cm In a modern frame : 36 x 47 cm This is a very sensitive and interesting drawing. Typical of Im...

"Revolutions" is a dynamic and unique ink and pastel drawing on paper by Patsy McArthur showing a fashionable female figure dancing. The energy and movement makes it fun and whimsica...

As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A young woman sewing bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil on paper 30.5 x 20 cm In quit...

Gropper, William (American, 1897-1977). UNTITLED DRAWING. Blue chalk on fibrous handmade paper. Signed lower right, and inscribed at left to Irwin and Sarah Lefcourt. 26 1/2 x 20 1/...

GIUSEPPE BOSSI (1777-1815) Studies of seated figures Pen and ink on paper 18 x 14 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...

Oil on paper About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Springtime is an Ink and Watercolor realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot in 1905, for the magazine "Rire". Good condition on a yllowed paper. Stamp signed on the lower riht corner. ...

Attribuetd to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La Famille heureuse (The Happy Family) Watercolor on paper 23 x 18 cm In quite good condition : a small tear i...

Paper paint charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furio...

Antonio Pippolini Geoffrey Holder 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches Framed Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (36.2 x 27.3 cm)

Date: 1934 Medium: Charcoal on Paper Dimensions: 34.00" x 25.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration: Elegant couple considers floor plan drawn in the sand. “Benda finished explaining the house plan she had drawn in the sand. ‘But, Benda,’ Don said, examining it, ‘the place is not complete. Haven't you forgotten something?’ ‘That's all... I'm sure... Don,’ she answered softly.” Story illustration: “Between the Owl's Nest and a Rift in the Clouds”, author: Clara Hood Rugel, Good Housekeeping...

Stella, Joseph. STUDY OF A MAN WITH A HAT AND OVERCOAT. Blue, red and black crayon on tan wove paper, c. 1920. 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 173 x 120 mm. Signe...

HERBERT WILSON FOSTER (1846-1929) Summer Inscribed with title beneath the mount Chalk, circular Framed Diameter 42 cm., 16 ½ in. (frame size 61 by 58 cm., 24 by 22 ¾ in.) Herbert Wilson Foster was born in Endon, Staffordshire. He attended Hanley School of Art before continuing his studies in London, Belgium and France. His paintings of rural and domestic subjects were exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1873 and 1899. In 1893 he accepted a teaching position at the Nottingham School of Art, where his pupils included Laura Knight and Harold Knight. Works by him are in the collections of the Minton archives; the Wisbech & Fenland Museum; Leicester Art Gallery; Rushcliffe Council and Nottingham Castle Museum. In addition to his work as a painter he worked as a porcelain painter, working at one point on the tile panels in the Victoria & Albert Museum. He is known to have worked at Mintons from 1872 where he specialized in portraits of contemporary personalities, including members of the Royal Family. This head of a girl was probably intended for a painted ceramic wall charger...

Watercolor portrait of a clown on heavy paper by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower right corner. Unframed. Marjorie ...

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 ...

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Piérat in Les Marionnettes, 1910 Pencil on paper, signed, dated and annotated lower ...

Nude is a Pastel Drawing realized by Georges Gobo (1876-1958). Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Georges Gobo or Georges Gob...

English School, Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal and Pastel on Wove Paper, 19th Century, apparently unsigned, giltwood frame. Image: 10.75" H x 8.25" W; frame: 17" H x 14.5" W x 1" D. P...

Art: 23" x 18" Frame: 33" x 29 1/4" Watercolor, signed in ink lower right Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff Elementary School in Shorewood, WI. During this time Sylvia produced a magnificent body of work that was undiscovered until her death. Sylvia's work is rich, diverse and fascinating collection of drawings...

This work is as much of a collectors item as it is a fine work of art. it is the original 1971 concept drawing with detailed notations for Jesus Christ Superstar...

By Gustav Likan A depiction of a mother putting her child to bed in a cradle, dated 1944. 6" x 5" Pencil on Paper Framed Size: 13.75" x 12.75" From Likan's collection of depictions ...

Despite the tears and repairs, this remains an absolutely wonderful drawing, by a famous Southern artist. Many of you clicking on this are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...

Framed Cuban Artist/Caricaturist Conrado Walter Massaguer presents Hollywood star Adolphe Menjou in a satirical dual portrait. In the foreground, the subject is seen in a dapper top hat, tux, fashionable cigarette and boutonnière, and is shown as being the epitome of being stylishly debonair. To make a larger point about this subject, Massaguer paints a cast shadow of Menjou as a burning red devil who studies his alter ego from above. Keeping with the artist's sarcasm, we see the good and bad in one image. Works by Massaguer are rare and this work is in keeping with his signature style. This work was most likely done on assignment for Life Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker or Vanity Fair. Signed upper right. Inscribe lower right. Titled on verso. Unframed, Slight bend to board; toning to board; scattered faint foxing; pin point abrasions to margins, not affecting image. 19-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches board size. Conrado Walter Massaguer y Diaz was a Cuban artist, political satirist, and magazine publisher. He is considered a student of the Art Nouveau. He was the first caricaturist in the world to broadcast his art on television.He was first caricaturist to exhibit on Fifth Avenue. He was the first caricaturist in the world to exhibit his caricatures on wood. He, and his brother Oscar, were the first magazine publishers in the world to use photolithographic printing. Self portrait of Conrado Walter Massaguer, depicted on a carrousel ride, with the devil over his left shoulder and an angel over his right. (1945) He created the magazine Social with his brother Oscar to showcase Cuban artistic talent. The duo later created the magazine Carteles, which became for a period the most popular magazine in Cuba, which was purchased by Miguel Ángel Quevedo in 1953. In his life, he met and drew caricatures of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, the King of Spain, and many others.[ In sum total, he was the author of more than 28 thousand caricatures and drawings.Ernest Hemingway once had to refrain himself from punching Massaguer in the face after the artist drew an unflattering caricature of him. The dictator Gerardo Machado, however, did not punch Massaguer for his own unflattering caricature - he had the artist deported. He was one of the most internationally renowned Cuban artists of his day, and his art is still regularly featured in galleries across the Western Hemisphere and Europe. Early life Massaguer was born on October 18, 1889, in Cárdenas, Cuba.[In 1892, his family moved to Havana. When the Cuban War of Independence broke out, Massaguer's family escaped the country. From 1896 to 1908, he lived in Mérida, Mexico. However, during this time, his parents enrolled him in the New York Military Academy, where he stayed during school years. In 1905, after graduating the military academy, he briefly attended the San Fernando school in Havana, where he was tutored by Ricardo de la Torriente and Leopoldo Romañach. In 1906, less than a year later, he returned to the family home in Mexico. Career as artist Early career While living in Yucatán, Mexico, Massaguer published his first caricatures in local newspapers and magazines. These included La Campana, La Arcadia, and the Diario Yucateco. In 1908, he moved back to Havana. After returning to the island in 1908, Massaguer began mingling with Havana's aristocratic circles, forming close friendships with some of the city's most powerful and influential men, as well as winning the favor of many women who were quickly charmed by him. Massaguer, largely self-taught, honed his style using the avant-garde techniques he studied from the European and American magazines that were widely available in Cuba at the time. Cover of the immensely popular Cuban magazine El Figaro, drawn by Massaguer in 1909. This cover depicts two bumbling, incompetent American tourists to the island. He started drawing for El Fígaro, and was featured prominently on the cover in 1909. After two years of refining his craft, Havana announced a poster contest aimed at attracting North American tourists to stay in the city during the winter months. Notable figures like Leopoldo Romañach, Armando Menocal, Rodríguez Morey, Jaime Valls, and others also entered the competition. The jury was particularly impressed by the modern execution and creative solution of one piece, signed by Massaguer, who was relatively unknown at the time. The jury deliberations caused a great controversy.[5] The prize was ultimately awarded to the Galician painter Mariano Miguel, who had recently married the daughter of Nicolás Rivero, the wealthy owner of the conservative newspaper Diario de la Marina. Although Massaguer received only an honorable mention, the fraud scandal caused such an uproar that his name quickly entered the public spotlight, and he became an overnight sensation. In 1910, he became co-owner of the advertising agency Mercurio, with Laureano Rodríguez Castells. At Mercurio, he led the Susini cigar campaign, and earned substantial wealth. Massaguer has been described as a restless man, in both mind and body.After earning enough money from his art to begin traveling, he was almost always doing so. He constantly traveled between New York City and Havana, Mexico and France, Europe and the Americas. In 1911, his reputation among the Havana socialites solidified when he organized his own first public caricature exhibit, and also the first Caricature Salon ever held in the Americas, hosted at Athenaeum of Havana (the Ateneo), and the Círculo de La Habana. Other exhibitors here included Maribona, Riverón, Portell Vilá, Valer, Botet, Barsó, García Cabrera, Carlos Fernández, Rafael Blanco, and Hamilton de Grau. "Messaguer Visits Broadway." Caricatures of theatrical and literary figures. Elsie Janis, Raymond Hitchcock, S. Jay Kaufman (columnist), Ibanez, author of The Four Horsemen, and Frances White In 1912, in the New York American Journal, he published his first Broadway drawings. From 1913 to 1918, he was an editor for Gráfico. Social Main article: Social (magazine) Cover of the magazine Social, July 7, 1923 In 1916, he created the magazine Social with his brother, Oscar H. Massaguer. Social's contributors included Guillén Carpentier, Chacón y Calvo, Enrique José Varona and others.Social has been described as Massaguer's great love in the magazine industry, and was the property that historians say he cared the most about. Social was an innovative magazine, being the first magazine in the world to use a modern printing process called photolithographic printing. Social set cultural trends, not only in the fashion of Cuba, but in art, politics, and Cuban identity.[11] Social catered to a certain aesthetic in Cuba - that of the sophisticated elite socialite - but Massaguer would also use this magazine to ridicule and jibe against that same class of society when he found their personalities worthy of his contempt. In Social, readers could find a variety of content, including short stories, avant-garde poetry, art reviews, philosophical essays, and serialized novels, as well as articles on interior design, haute couture, and fashion. Occasionally, the magazine also featured reports on sports such as motor racing, rowing, tennis, and horse riding.The cultural promotion efforts of both Massaguer and Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring are evident in the magazine. Notably, this period overlaps with their involvement in the Minorista Group, which was then at the forefront of the country's intellectual life.[5] Many contributors were devoted members of the group, leading some experts to consider Social as the cultural voice of the Minoristas. One of the features of Social magazine was its section called "Massa Girls," which was a play on his own name, and pronounced with a glottal 'g' in a similar fashion to the letter in Massaguer.[12] Massaguer drew women as independent and free-thinking, and never drew the woman celebrity as a caricature of herself, but as a free agent surrounded by caricatures.[11] However, Massaguer himself has been described as a womanizer in his personal life, and hesitant to fully embrace every facet of women's liberation. In 1916, he also established la Unión de Artes Gráficas and the advertising agency Kesevén Anuncios.[9] The art critic Bernardo González Barroa wrote: “Massaguer has solved the problem of working hard, living comfortably off what his art produces and not missing any artistic, sporting or social event. His broad, childish laugh, of a carefree individual who carries his luck hidden in a pocket, appears everywhere for the moment, disguising the pranks of pupils that lurk, mock and, finally, flash with satisfaction at finding the characteristic point after having analyzed a soul... Massaguer's personality is beginning to solidify now. He has been the best-known and most popular caricaturist for a long time, but his technique had not reached the security, the mastery of values that he presents in his latest works, which is very natural and explainable”[5] Carteles Main article: Carteles Cover of the magazine Carteles, November 29, 1931 In 1919, Massaguer and his brother created the magazine Carteles.[9] Carteles gained the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America, and the most popular magazine in Cuba for a time, until that title was claimed by Revista Bohemia. Carteles remained in print until July 1960.This magazine showcased Cuban commerce, art, sports, and social life before the revolution. In 1924, Carteles took a more political turn, with articles criticizing Gerardo Machado's government. it became a prime example of the humor and graphic design employed by artists like Horacio Rodríguez Suria and Andrés García...

Fabrizio Ravanelli - Celebrating the Opening Goal in the UEFA Champions League Final 1995-1996 Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 19...

The Compassion is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1890s. Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions...

Men of Church is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in 1886. Hand-signed on the lower. Dated. Included a white Passeparto...

A rare and captivating original portrait drawing by Mariette Lydis, executed during her important 1936 journey to America. This work showcases Lydis’s mastery of line, colour, and p...

Paul Ehrenberg (1876–1949) Sleeping Boy, 1895 Red chalk on paper sheet 38 × 52 cm (14.96 × 20.47 inches) framed 61 × 74 cm (24.02 × 29.13 inches) signed and dated twice Essay: Thi...

James Stroudley 1906 -1985 Portrait of a Young Man Graphite on paper Image size: 18 x 16 inches James Stroudley was born in London on 17 June 1906, the son of James Stroudley, showcard and ticket writer. He studied at Clapham School of Art (1923-27) and then at the Royal College of Art (1927-30), where his teachers included Alan Gwynne-Jones and William Rothenstein. As a recipient of the first Abbey Scholarship he was able to spend three years in Italy from 1930, where he absorbed the influences of Giotto and Piero della Francesca, and produced one of the last wholly satisfying decorative cycles by a Rome Scholar of the period. From 1934, he exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, and was elected to its membership in the following year. From the Second World War – in which he worked with the Camouflage Unit – Stroudley taught at St Martin’s School of Art and was a visiting lecturer at the Royal Academy Schools. Though he continued to live in London, his later work, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1955, indicated regular painting trips to Kent and Sussex coasts. However, much of his later work was abstract. In 1971, his former student, Peter Coker...

Travelers is an Original ink, pencil and watercolor realized by Charles Joseph Traviès (1804-1859). The little artwork represents two poor men in the street. Good condition, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (30x24 cm). Hand-signed and notes by the artist on the lower margin. Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers, also known simply as Traviès, (21 February 1804 – 13 August 1859) was a Swiss-born French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist whose work appeared regularly in Le Charivari...

Murder behind a blue door is implied, as the viewer is shown only a crime scene-taped door and not inside. A bad relationship or a marital spat can lead to an unexpected outcome in...

Portrait of Woman is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by Jeanne de Jesse in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. Hand-signed on the lower right. The artwork repres...

Mother and Child is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, some sketches on the back. Hand-signed by the ar...

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Portrait Crayon on paper, 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches FRAMED: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (approx.) This sketch comes directly from th...

Their Heroism is an original drawing in China ink realized in 1916 by Adolfo Brayas Bruno. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. With description on the lower and right margin ...

Woman profile is a drawing in pencil and watercolor realized in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork represents the profile of a woman within a well-balanced composit...

The flying postman is an original drawing in China ink and watercolor on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This artwotk presents on ...

Wisdom is an original drawing in pen on paper, realized in 1920 ca. by Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933). Published on Italian magazine "la guerra dell’asino". Includ...

Man with Headdress is a modern artwork realized in the 19th Century. Original drawing in pencil on paper. The signature of the drawer is present on the mantle of the man. Some fox...

Woman is an original drawing in pencil and pen on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimens...

Woman with a Hat is an original drawing in pencil, realized by Cesare Breveglieri, in the 1930', hand-signed and, dated, with the stamp of collezione culturale d'artre Milano " Azur ...

PORTRAIT of a young woman, 1967 Giuseppe Cavaliere (b.1932) Conte crayon on paper, sheet measuring 11 x 14 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Unframed.

Born in Groton, Massachusetts in 1862, impressionist painter Edmund Charles Tarbell studied with George H. Bartlett at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, under Otto Grundmann at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in 1883, entered the Académie Julian to study under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. In 1884, his education included a Grand Tour to Italy and the following year to Belgium, Germany and Brittany. Tarbell returned to Boston in 1886 where he began his career as an illustrator, private art instructor and portrait painter. He was a member of the Ten American Painters and was a leading member of a group of painters which came to be known as the Boston School. In 1889 Tarbell assumed the position of his former mentor, Otto Grundmann, at the Museum School. His students included Bertha Coolidge, Margaret Fitzhugh Browne...

Woman Portrait is an original watercolor drawing realized by Paul Bonet in 1930. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. Dedication handwritten by the artist "pour mon ami Lévrie...

This drawing of Billie Holiday with her beloved dog Mister is an original concept drawing created 53 years ago in 1972 by the legendary Rock and Roll and Broadway art...

Gustave Brisgand (1867-1944) began his artistic career by focusing on landscapes. However, he later specialized in portraits of notable personalities, women, and female nudes. One of...

Original Pastel on Paper. Measures 18 x 26 inches with Frame and Matting. Signed by Artist, comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Image is in Excellent/Good Condition. Framing show...

René Gruau ( 1909 - 2004 ) " Elégante aux perles " . 1950 . Dessin Original et unique graphite et fusain sur papier . SIGNED and LOGO format feuille : 83 x 50 cm feuille global...

Pioneering English Female Illustrator Helen Stratton masterfully renders in pen and ink a scene from "The Little Mermaid" in George Newnes's 1899 editi...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Man, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower left, unframed. 20" H x 25.5" W. Provenance: From a...

Jean Crotti Jeune fille aux cheveux roulés (Girl with rolled-up hair), ca. 1920 Pencil on paper 17 9/10 × 12 3/5 in 45.5 × 32 cm Unsigned Condition: Excellent condition.

A charming late Victorian pastel by the artist Emily Eyres (1850-1910) portraying an angelic young girl with luminous blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in a radiant white gown. Sign...

A charming oil pastel study of a woman seated on a daybed. She wears light, loose fitting clothing and a large straw hat. The artist captures the women in an a series of expressive m...

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...

"Man, How Did They Know Me?" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features a few abstract portraits...

Graphite on cream wove paper, laid down to a laid paper matrix with an E & J 1802 watermark, titled in ink and pencil in the margin, 21 1/8 x 15 inches (537 x 381 mm), the full sheet...

Portrait is a pencil drawing realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes ...

Graphite on museum board This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

A charming watercolour portrait depicting a Victorian woman seated in an armchair. She wears a lace bonnet that is clasped under the chin and a long black dress with puffed sleeves. ...