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Style: American Modern
Bourrée Fantasque #2 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on
Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #2", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
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1980s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Bourrée Fantasque #8 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on
Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #8", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...
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1980s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Fashion Design, Women
s Evening Gowns, Saks Fifth Ave.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's evening gowns (Saks Fifth Avenue and Tiffany & Co). Most likely an illustration design study for a ma...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
Self Portrait with Arms Over Head, vignette on Paul Cadmus on left
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Self Portrait with Arms Over Head, vignette on Paul Cadmus on left
Graphite drawing on thin wove paper, c. 1940's
Unsigned
Provenance: Paull Cadmus
Jon F. Anderson (1937-2018)
Condition:
Sheet size: 15 x 10 1/4 inches
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her
photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where
she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared
French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio
formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship.
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her
photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where
she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared
French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio
formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship. Together, the three formed PaJaMa (a mashup of their first names, Paul, Jared, and Margaret). Using Hoening’s Leica, they captured themselves, their artist friends,
and members of the gay community posing in artful tableaux on the beaches of Fire Island, Provincetown, and Nantucket
over the following eight years. Those captured by their camera include the photographer George Platt Lynes; Cadmus’s
sister and artist Fidelma; artist Bernard Perlin; and Monroe Wheeler, director of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art,
among others. Though she produced few canvases, Hoening’s paintings demonstrate the influences of French and Cadmus,
particularly with her adoption of the time-intensive, traditional medium of egg tempera that they championed.
In the 1940s, the Frenches’ social circle continued to expand. They befriended the British author E.M. Forster, who stayed
with them on his first trip to New York in 1947, spending a few days with them in Provincetown, and visiting them again
in 1949. When Cadmus began a relationship with the young artist George Tooker in 1944, the trio became a foursome,
with Tooker regularly vacationing with the group and appearing in PaJaMa’s photographs...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Featuring Designs for Women’s Day Dresses
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's day dresses.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Pencil on paper. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. ...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Women’s Suit
Shoe Designs in Vivid Red
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant women’s suit and shoe designs in vivid reds.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. Prove...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women
s Jewelry
Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's jewelry, shoes and accessories.
Inscribed:
"Diamond pin, Black, Starr and Gorham
Bag by Lilly Daché
Glo...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Fashion Design, Women
s Dresses, Marshall Field
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's dresses (day & evening wear). Most likely a design study for a print advertisement for the famed Chic...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Bourrée Fantasque #9 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on
Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #9", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
Category
1980s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women
s Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie.
Inscription reads:
Left - White jersey slack suit
Red gaberdine jacke...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Fashion Design, Woman
s Suit, Marshall Field
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's suit. Most likely a design study for a print advertisement for the famed Chicago Department store, Ma...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Sun Dresses
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's sun dresses by Hattie Carnegie. Inscription reads:
One- Cotton gaberdine in a green afternoon dress
Two...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Fashion Design, Woman
s Dress, Marshall Field
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's dress. Inscribed "Nettie Rosenstein at Marshall Field". Most likely a design study for a print adver...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Red Gown, Evening Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's formal dress, evening wear. Inscription reads: "Gold rayon and wool Bengaline dress suit for movie ...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman
s Fashion Design Study, Hat
Scarf, First Night
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's scarf & hat. Inscribed "First Night", which in the 1940s may refer to either New Year's Eve or an ope...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Lounge Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's lounge wear.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. Provenance: Corn...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman
s Fashion Design Study, Suit Coat
Hat
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's suit coat and hat.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Pencil and colored pencil on paper. Archivally...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Nude Woman in Chair
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Woman in Chair
Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on heavy paper, c. 1930-35
Signed with the artist's Estate stamp lower right (see photo)
Note: "Matchstick" ink drawing of fe...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Fabulous, Beautifully Rendered 1945 Modern Seated Female Nude by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, Finely Rendered 1945 Modern Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The drawing is charcoal on paper and dates from 1945. Artwork siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude)
By David Smith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude)
Graphite on paper, c. 1930
Unsigned
Annotated in pencil verso:
"This drawing was made by David Smith in the Matulka class at A. S. L. 1931
Signed
Doroth...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Empire State Building" Leon Dolice, New York City Street Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice
Empire State Building
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
19 x 12 inches
The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon th...
Category
1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Young Man with Flower
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
"Fish and Cat" Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, Vibrant, Colorful, Japanese-American
Located in New York, NY
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
Fish and Cat, 1998
Signed and dated lower left
Crayon on paper
Sight 17 x 23 inches
When Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, a native of California, returned to the ...
Category
1990s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Litho crayons on illustrator’s board, c. 1932
Signed: Adolf Dehn (VED) lower right corner (signed by Virginia Dehn, the artist’s widow)
Tilted along the upper edge of the recto in pencil by the artist
Verso inscriptions: “VF 3168.D” in a circle, also annotated in red pencil “32” in a circle and “699
Provenance:
Mary Ryan Gallery, exhibition entitled Adolf Dehn Lithographs, 1927-1940, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, 1982. The original exhibition notice us affixed to the backing board of the frame
Note: A drawing intended or used in the publication Vanity Fair, for whom Dehn worked in the mid 1920’s to the 1930’s.
Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968
Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere—not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art.
In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic “little magazines” such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art.
If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques.
Early Years, 1895-1922
For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x 14 inches. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1938. Signed...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon demonstrating ...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women
s Hat, Suit and Coat
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring colorful designs for women's hat, suit, shoes & coat.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. Pro...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
"18 Cornelia Street" George Morrison, Ojibwe Native Artist, Modernist Work
By George Morrison
Located in New York, NY
George Morrison
18 Cornelia Street, 1944
Signed and dated "May 1944" lower left
Ink on paper
8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
Provenance
The artist
Carl Ashby
Estate of the above
Private Collec...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Bull engaging the muleta (Bull Fight)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bull engaging the muleta (Bull Fight)
Signed with the Estate stamp lower left (See photo)
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Marbella Gallery Inc., NYC
Refer...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon dem...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon demon...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon dem...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
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
1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Art Deco Figure Study, Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Seated Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon demon...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Timely and Prescient, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon / Illustration Ink Drawing by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "USA No Admittance". A p...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Self Portrait #1, colorful gestural abstracted portrait
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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...
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2010s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Monotype
Rare 1950s Original Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art
Located in Surfside, FL
SUSIE Q. SMITH
Medium: Newspaper comics
Distributed by: King Features Syndicate
First Appeared: 1945
Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter
6.25 X 18.25
Like her contemporaries, Aggie Ma...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Male Nude Model, Torso
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Standing Male Nude Model (Torso, Shoulder & Arm) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing b...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice
New York Harbor Nocturne, circa 1930-40
Signed lower right
Pastel on paper
12 x 19 inches
The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long inf...
Category
1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Saint Patrick
s Cathedral from Midtown Manhattan
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite with watercolor and black crayon on cream wove paper mounted to board, 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (318 x 267 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil on the mount. In excellent condi...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Graphite
Rare Early Nude Drawing American Modernist Sculptor
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a wonderful drawing by one of America's most treasured
artists, Chaim Gross. Throughout his lifetime Gross has gone through tragedy and a real test of faith however, he has t...
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20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
Wild Horses & Dynamo
Fortune cover published, September 1933
13 X ...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Female Nude Drawing on Gray Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Female Nude drawing on gray paper
Pencil signed and dated April 8, 21.
Printmaker, painter and illustrator, George Kenneth Hartwell was born in Fitchburg 1891-1949, Massachusetts. He studied at the Art Students' League in New York City under Kenneth Hayes Miller, Edward Hopper, and George Bellows.
His work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1923), the Society of Independent Artists (1923), Salons of America (1928 and 1934), Library of Congress (1944-46), the Laguna Beach Art...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Paper
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman
s Fashion Study, Design for a Flannel Robe
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's flannel robe. Inscribed on the lower right, "Blue, purple and white flannel robe from Mandel Brothe...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
A Fine, Modern 1930s Art Deco Figure Study, Female Nude with Study of Foot
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Figure Study of a standing female nude model (with an anatomical study of a Foot) by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well exec...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
Play Ball
New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939
12 x 8 inches (sight)
Framed 18 1/2 X 14 3/4 inches
Gouache on board
Estate sticker verso
BIOGRAPHY:
Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests.
In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s.
‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune.
Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
"Boats in Berlin Harbor, " Pastel on Cheesecloth by Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boats in Berlin Harbor" is an original pastel painting on cheesecloth. Small tugboats push across the Berlin harbor as a gauzy cityscape watches from behind.
Image: 25" x 33"
Frame...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Lounge Wear
Pajamas
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring a colorful design for women's lounge wear & pajamas.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. Prov...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Untitled (Trees)
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor on paper by American modernist Charles E. Burchfield, created in 1916.
This work comes in an archival frame presentation and has been authenticated by the Bur...
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1910s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Girl and cat. Black and white charcoal drawing on Grey archival paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black and white charcoal on toned Grey archival paper signed and dated by artist.
fantasy cat lady
Category
2010s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Capitola Beach, California - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Capitola Beach, California - Original Watercolor on Paper
Beautiful watercolor painting of Capitola Beach by Ken L. Stephens (American, 20th Century). A couple sits by the water, wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of A Woman Drawing
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Portrait of a Woman
Pencil signed and dated Feb 20. 20 unframed 14x11
George Kenneth Hartwell painter and illustrator was born in Fitchburg 1891-1949, Massachus...
Category
1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence"
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant, colorful design titled "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence, Star of Lady in the Dark". Gertrude Lawrence, fam...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
untitled (Street Scene Mexico)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Mexican Landscape (Man Walking on Street)
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Signed with the estate stamp lower right (see photo)
From the Estate of the Artist with the artist's estate stamp lower right.
C. 1960's
Condition: excellent
Image/Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches
William C. Grauer (1895-1985)
William C. Grauer (1895-1985) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrant parents. After attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, Grauer received a four year scholarship from the City of Philadelphia to pursue post graduate work. It was during this time that Grauer began working as a designer at the Decorative Stained Glass Co. in Philadelphia.
Following his World War I service in France, Grauer moved to Akron, Ohio where he opened a studio in 1919 with his future brother-in-law, the architect George Evans Mitchell. Soon, the Rorimer-Brooks design company, the developer Van Swerngen brothers, as well as the Sterling Welch and Halle Bros. department stores realized the extent of Grauer's talent and eagerly employed him. Grauer’s work during this time included architectural renderings for Shaker Square, Moreland Courts, and other many other projects commissioned by Cleveland architects. Grauer also remained true to his roots as a master designer of stained glass windows. With his work in such high demand, Grauer received a commission in 1921 to paint murals for the French Grill...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$500 Sale Price
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A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman
s Fashion Design Study, Marshall Field
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's winter hat and coat, Likely an illustration study for a print advertisement for the famed Chicago depa...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women
s Red Gown, Evening Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's red gown, evening wear.
Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. P...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Woman
s Fashion Study, Town and Country, Blum’s Vogue
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's autumn suit.
Inscription reads: "Brown and grey suit and cape affair from Town and Country, Blum's ...
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Study for "Golden Fall"
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Study for "Golden Fall", 1940
Pastel on paper, 26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm)
Framed dimensions 33 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
Joseph Stella’s artistic career defies easy categorization. He ...
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20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Bourrée Fantasque #4 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on
Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #4", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New York...
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1980s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
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