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Art Subject: People
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Figurative piece with a nude male by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$460 Sale Price
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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...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
19th Century Watercolour - Man In A Green Cravat
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th Century miniature portrait, showing a handsome young man in a fetching green cravat with pink bow tie. The painting is unsigned and presented ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$273 Sale Price
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19th Century Portrait of Gustaf Wilhelm Palm in Pencil and Pastel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of Gustaf Wilhelm Palm (1810–1890) by Lorenz Frølich (1820-1908)
Signed with monogram and dated May 1849. Pencil and pastel on paper. 29.5 × 21 cm.
This portrait of the Swed...
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1840s Naturalistic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Carbon Pencil
Stately Pleasure Dome
, South-East Asian, Mughal, Concubines, Fine Gilding
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An 18th century, Mughal painting of a tribal chief, shown richly dressed and reclining in a courtyard surrounded by numerous concubines. Exceptional attention to detail throughout, p...
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Mid-18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
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1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Humorous Gentleman
s Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
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Nude of Woman Reclined on the Back of a Chair on the Right, Original Drawing
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman Reclined On the Back of a Chair on the Right is an original drawing realized by Gustav Klimt between 1904 and 1906, probably in 1905, as stated in the Catalogue Raisonn...
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Garden Shade French Terrace Figure Study by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Garden Shade French Terrace Figure Study by Pierre Neveu
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8.5 inches
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$343 Sale Price
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Les femmes
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500.
Like the immortal myth...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Paper
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...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
SILENCE - original large blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube.
Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm
Free shi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Archival Paper, Tempera
Profile Portrait of Sitting Woman, Charcoal and White Gouache, 1916
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
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1910s Jugendstil Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
The acrobats by Alexander Calder - Work on paper, Drawing, Ink on paper
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5%
The acrobats by Alexander Calder (1898-1976)...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chef Basting Chicken with Madeline Watching
Located in Miami, FL
This large Bemelans features a small image of Madeline in the smoke behind the chef's face. It was most likely preliminary work for an illustration with Madeline and the Chef that a...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Duchándome. Nude watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of a Tropical Poolside Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mythological combat scene with Roman soldiers on horseback.
By Virgil Solis
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and brownish black ink on grayish-cream laid paper, 6 1/2 x 8 inches (165 x 175 mm), irregular hexagonal sheet with margins. Some archival repairs along the top sheet edge, scatt...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
French Market Scene Geometric Watercolour Study by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene Geometric Watercolour Study by Pierre Neveu
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 6.75 x 8.5 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$374 Sale Price
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Lounging V - Figurative Lounging Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Les trois muses
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bedrich Fritta (1906-1944).
Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile, ca. 1930.
Pencil on irregular paper sheet measuring 3.25 x 7 inches. Mounted on thin backing measuring 9 x 12 inc...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of a Young Woman in Hat, 1905
Located in Stockholm, SE
This early portrait by Almar Bech showcases the artist’s mastery of charcoal and gouache on paper. The artist uses charcoal to establish strong outlines and soft shading, lending the...
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Early 1900s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed studio figure...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir dancing with his harem attendees
Located in Middletown, NY
A joyful scene of lighthearted merriment in the palace of Jangahir Mahal Agra
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (2...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
A Fine Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figure Study Drawing, Male Model, Young Man
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern, Abstracted Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Model, Young Man by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well execute...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Trinity College Cambridge Great Court watercolour by J T Neville
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
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1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Boats - Original Pencil on Paper - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of preservation is very good.
Sheet dime...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Yellow Landscape, Original Drawing on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
(Canson Paper Montval 300gr)
70x100 cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pigment
1940
s Fashion Illustration - Black
White Stylish Women In Chic Clothing
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 s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill factory worker by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Century a...
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Young lady
on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Painter of Queen Elisabeth 1970
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant woman portrait in red pastel on paper was drawn by Pietro Annigoni, an Italian artist of the 20th Century called the 'Queen's painter because he realized the Queen Elisabeth...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Caricature of Luciano Pavarotti - Drawing by Emilio Giannelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature of Luciano Pavarotti is a modern artwork realized by the Artist Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white drawing
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame: 34 x 24 cm
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1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Large Blue Iris
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Large Blue Iris' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Int...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Orchard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Orchard
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.25 (height) x 13.75 (widt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
$801 Sale Price
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MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Signed, lower right
...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Humorous Gentleman
s Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
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Roundism – 04-06-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 04-06-18 I was attracted by the musculature of the model’s back and wanted also to map this even more by emphasizing the oblique position of the torso by means of a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Nina – 05-09-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Back on Track This graphite pencil drawing ‘Nina – 05-09-23’ puts me back on track of studying this beautiful and intriguing model. For those who don’t want to miss out, y...
Category
2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Female Nude from the Back, around 1900 / - The contour of the Art Nouveau -
By Ludwig von Hofmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 Darmstadt - 1945 Pillnitz), Female nude from the back, around 1900. Red chalk drawing on watermarked drawing paper, 36 cm x 44 cm (sheet size). Artist's liga...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
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...
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Early 20th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Study Of A Head
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Artus WOLFAERTS (1581-1641)
Study of a head
Oil on paper, transferred on panel.
39,5 x 29 cm
Unsigned
Provenance
Private collection, France
Firstly thought to be from Rubens’s S...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well exe...
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
Si...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Drölling Student Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Framed 1840s French Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Henry Arthur Roberts.
French ( b.1819 - d.1900 ).
Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Carrying A Staff.
Pencil & Charcoal On Paper.
Paper size 23.4 inches x 13.6 inches ( 59.5cm x 34.5cm ).
Frame size 28.3 inches x 18.7 inches ( 72cm x 47.5cm ).
Available for sale; this academic life drawing of a male nude is by the French artist Henry Arthur Roberts and dates from the early 1840s.
The drawing is presented and supplied in a modest hand painted glazed wooden frame dating from the mid-20th century (which is shown in these photographs).
This antique drawing is in good condition, commensurate with its age. It is in an untouched condition having never been restored. The paper has handling marks, some light surface dirt, the odd foxing mark and general age toning. The overall patina adds to the aesthetic and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The drawing is not signed but came from a portfolio of drawings by Henry Arthur Roberts.
Henry Arthur Roberts was a recognised French artist, notable for his portraits and paintings of religious subjects. Born in Paris in 1819, he was the son of British watercolour artist James Roberts, himself active in Paris from 1819 -1846. Henry became a student of his father.
Henry Roberts’s talent as a young man was such that he was accepted as a student of Michel Martin Drölling and worked extensively with him. Drölling, the highly acclaimed neoclassic artist (1786-1851) was noted for his theatrical paintings of history and grand portraits. He produced many notable works, including a ceiling work for the Louvre, and works in the Palace of Versailles. Roberts would have studied with Drölling at an early stage in his career, as Drölling died when Roberts was 32. Learning with such a master would have had a huge impact on Roberts in terms of his academic skills and his own emerging style.
Roberts exhibited at the Salon de Paris from 1839, when he was only 20 years old, right through to 1867. His work in the Universal Exhibition of 1855 won him a Third Class Medal. He became Vice-President of the Association of Artists in Paris and in July 1898 he was elevated to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour with a foreign title. This was the highest state honour available to him, in recognition of his status as an artist.
Henry Roberts died in 1900, but his legacy lives on, with works in many famous public collections, including the Musée Carnavalet, the Musée du Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orsay, and in Boston, USA.
© Big Sky Fine Art
This striking academic nude study...
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1840s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Early 19th Century English watercolour of woodland near Croxdale Hall
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very attractive and meticulously executed view of a rocky landscape within the woods dating to 1823. This would suit a library or study with its muted tones and skifull draughtsmanship.
William Nicholson (1781-1844)
Near Croxdale Hall
Signed with initials and inscribed with title and date 1823
Pen, ink and grey wash
11 x 8 inches, image only
17 x 13 inches without frame
The portrait-painter and etcher William Nicholson was born in Ovingham-on-Tyne, Northumberland, on Christmas Day 1781. His family transferred to Newcastle when his father was appointed Headmaster of the city's Grammar School. At an early age, though, Nicholson appears to have moved to Hull where he made his artistic debut, painting miniatures of officers garrisoned there. He was almost entirely self-taught, learning his craft through the close study of artworks in private and public galleries. He subsequently returned to Newcastle where he received many commissions to paint portraits of the old families of Northumberland. In 1808, he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, continuing to do so until 1822. By 1814, Nicholson, whose mother was a Scot, had moved to Edinburgh where he set up as a miniaturist and painter in oils. Soon, however, he began to specialize in watercolour portraits. Early subjects included the actor Daniel Terry and the poet and novelist James Hogg. In 1818 he began to publish a series of Portraits of Eminent Scotsmen, etched from his own portraits and those of other painters. Besides Scott and Hogg, the subjects included the writers Robert Burns, John Wilson ('Christopher North'), and Lord Jeffrey, the painters Sir Henry Raeburn, the divines Alexander Carlyle and Alexander Cameron, the engineer James Watt, the architect John Playfair, and the song-collector and composer George Thomson...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink, Pen
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Chapel of the Three Kings in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Chapel of the Three Kings in Bristol
by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist
Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed
Measurements: 2.75 inches (height) x 3.5 inches (width)
Condition: Very good and highly presentable
Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England.
Description:
This evocative watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures the Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne, a hidden architectural gem nestled along the famous Christmas Steps in Bristol. This historic 16th-century chapel, built over an archway at the foot of Foster’s Almshouses, is renowned for its elegant Gothic window and unique placement over a medieval passageway.
Grunwell’s composition brings Bristol’s rich history to life, portraying the winding pathway leading towards the chapel with figures in period attire, evoking a scene from centuries past. The muted color palette and subtle contrast between light and shadow highlight the chapel’s delicate tracery and surrounding historic buildings, adding depth and realism to the scene.
The Christmas Steps, dating back to the 1600s, remains one of Bristol’s most atmospheric streets, lined with historic buildings and steeped in medieval charm. The painting beautifully conveys the timeless nature of this landmark, making it an ideal piece for collectors of historic British architecture and lovers of Bristol’s heritage.
Key Features:
Architectural Detail: A finely rendered view of the 16th-century chapel, complete with its signature Gothic window.
Historic Location: Set in Bristol’s Christmas Steps quarter, one of the city’s most famous medieval streets.
Period Charm: Features figures in historic dress...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$82 Sale Price
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Roundism – 20-01-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
First Roundism of This Year This graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 20-01-23’ is the first one of its kind this year. After ‘Venus Lamenting – 13-01-23’ I wanted to d...
Category
2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
“Trinity Church, Wall Street”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Leon Dolice. The painting depicts Trinity Church with several of the more contemporary buildings of Wall Stre...
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
$3,840 Sale Price
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MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 21 inches unframed
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Still Life Strings
Located in Houston, TX
Bright colors transcend the traditional still-life to animate this string instrument and opened book. Gouache by the French artist Madeleine Scali, circa 1970. Signed lower right.
...
Category
1970s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Anima Mundi- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude Female on Paper
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Anima Mundi
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ)
By Robert Henri
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ)
Black chalk on paper. c. 1907
signed in ink by Henri's nephew, John C. LeClair, the executor of the Henri estate
"Robert Henri JLC"
Note: The sitter for this portrait is depicted in two drawings of similar size, illustrated in Chapellier Galleries Inc., Robert Henri 1865-1929, 1976, nos. 15 & 16.
Please see the attached photo of Marjorie Organ, Henri's second wife
Condition: Excellent
Image/Sheet size: 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
John C. LeClair, Estate Adminitrator
Private Collection, Pawling, New York
Biography
Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 24, 1865, the son of a professional gambler and real estate developer. The family lived in Nebraska and Colorado, but fled east when the father shot and killed a rancher over a land dispute and was indicted for manslaughter. They changed their last name because of the ensuing scandal and eventually settled in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the early 1880s.
In 1886 Henri enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied under Thomas Anshutz, Thomas Hovenden...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Mending
, African American Woman Folk Artist, Houston, Dallas, Blues Museum Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, in fabrics bowl, 'Ruth Mae McCrane' (American, 1929-2002) and dated upper center, in calendar, February 1989.
Ruth Mae McCrane taught...
Category
1980s Folk Art Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Louis DAVID (1798-1849) Le Moulin La Butte aux Cailles, Paris, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Alphonse DAVID (1798-1849)
Le Moulin de la Butte aux Cailles, Paris, (The Mill at la Butte aux Cailles)
signed lower left
Pencil and white chalk on paper
22,5 x 36 cm
Framed : 40,5 x 55 cm
Louis-Alphonse David is known for a relatively small body of work, including portraits and large compositions. In any case, in this work he shows a remarkable mastery of drawing, with particularly suggestive and subtle plays of light and shadow.
The Butte aux Cailles, now part of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, was a hill covered in meadows, vineyards and woods, built with several windmills and overlooking the river Bièvre. It was named after Pierre Caille...
Category
1830s Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Chalk
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Ink
Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Africa'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inches
co...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
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