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Art Subject: Portrait
English School Early 19th Century Pastel - Gentleman in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 19th-century pastel study of a gentleman in a formal wig. Part of a pair of portraits depicting a man and woman in profile, the companion piece is also listed on our...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Reverie - Early 20th Century British chalk drawing of a girl by H J Harvey
Located in London, GB
HERBERT JOHNSON HARVEY
(British 1883-1956)
Reverie
Signed with monogram and dated l.l.: HJ 09
Red chalks on paper
Framed
29.5 by 22 cm., 11 ¾ by 8 ¾...
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Paper
Untitled (Seated Man Facing Left)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Conté crayon on paper
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City. ...
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1970s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Conté
"Open (Study)" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Framed Dimensions: 20.25h x 16.25w inches
Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Graphite, Chalk, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Mid Century French Drawing of a Classical Bald Male Bust
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Male Bust
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 19 (height) x 12.5 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition:...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$142 Sale Price
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Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Gravure Full Page in Woman's Home Companion Magazine
A wonderful and very detailed full page art supplement for the September 1922 issue of the Woman's Home Companion.
Charles Sheldon's exquisitely detailed portrait of fashion designer Peggy Hoyt...
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1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
H. Harding - Miniature 1821 Watercolour, The Sly Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 19th-century miniature watercolour depicting a cheeky young girl. The artist renders the figure in impressive detail and uses soft tones to evoke warmth. Signed, t...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Quiet Time - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Drawing, Two Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Pencil
“Untitled (Head of a Young Man), 1936” Mexican Charcoal Drawing Study Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
This striking early drawing by Zalce captures a young man at a moment of heightened emotion, his mouth open and brow furrowed in what reads as shock and defiance. Executed in 1936, a...
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1930s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Ghost - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a kitten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Gohst
42 x 33 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 52 x 42 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artist Rosa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Hermann Hesse" Andy Warhol, Portrait of Author, Celebrity Portrait, Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol
Hermann Hesse, circa 1984
Estate stamp "The Estate of Andy Warhol & The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts #VF115.188" on the verso
Graphite on paper
31 1/2 x 23 ...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Book of Verses
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Book of Verses, 1924
Charcoal on paper
29 x 23 inches (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Framed dimensions: 33 3/8 x 27 5/8 inches
Signed upper right: Lilian Westcott Hale...
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1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Profile of Man" (FRAMED) Drawing 25" x 17" inch (1957) by Salah Abdel Kerim
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Man" (FRAMED) Drawing 25" x 17" inch (1957) by Salah Abdel Kerim
Medium: pencil
charcoal on paper
ATT: part of anniversary exhibition. The artwork can be shipped ...
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20th Century Post-War Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A pair of portraits in profile (2 works) – English School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red crayon on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 4 inches (95 x 102 mm) ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (95 x 80 mm). Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the sm...
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Late 18th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a watercolor drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky)
Located in London, GB
Konstantin Andreevich Somov (Russian 1869-1939), Young Man Reclining (Boris Snezhkovsky), 1931, Sanguine and pastel on paper, signed and dated (twice) (lower right), 32cm x 48cm, (46...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vito Tomasello. Portrait of Wayne Herman, 1971. Pasel on paper, 18 x 24 inches. Signed and dated upper left.
A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello is best known for his male nude draw...
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1970s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Miss Personality
Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
"Miss Personality", American Art Works original art for a calendar.
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Board
Henry E Hobson (fl. 1857-1866) - Framed Watercolour, Playing Fetch
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted mid 19th century watercolour by Henry E Hobson (fl. 1857-1866), depicting a mother and child taking their terrier for a walk. The painting has been well presented in...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
John Ridge, A Cherokee Indian
Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
1838 John Ridge A Cherokee Indian and Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
The lithograph depicts John Ridge, a Cherokee interpreter, by Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862), published 1838. Compared to other indian portraits in tribal regalia, King's rendering of John Ridge appears to be different. King portrayed John Ridge in Anglo-American clothing, sitting at a desk with a document and pen in hand—hinting at Ridge’s education and career as tribal leader and politician. King was known for his realistic and sensitive renderings of his sitters, and his ability to capture their physical features and attire with dignity and attention to detail.
Condition: Good; tonal aging due to age; previous mat tonal aging marks
Presented in new conservation mat
Paper size: 19.75"H X 14"W
Image size: 15"H x 10"W
Mat size:24"H x 16"W
John Ridge received his education at Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut and served as clerk of the Cherokee National Council. When King painted...
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1840s Hudson River School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
Red
Located in Chicago, IL
Nathan Brad Hall
Haven
charcoal on paper
18h x 24w
45.72h x 60.96w cm
NBH004
Framing Options Available
Nathan Brad Hall lives and works in Brooklyn...
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2010s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid Century French Study of a Smiling Mythical Bust
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Study
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 19.5 (height) x 13 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition: Goo...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$163 Sale Price
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French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Paris Society Beauty Portrait
Located in Norwich, GB
A astounding portrait of a society beauty by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With an open face and and lightly smiling lips, she is wearing a gown typical of the romantic period. Drawn in graphite and heightened with white, the drawing is dated 1836
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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1830s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Portrait - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by an anonymous artist in 1872.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Hand-signed by the artist, illegible.
Good conditions, aged with foxing.
The artwork is re...
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1870s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait Of An Indian Soldier, Signed, Large Pastel
By Willem Delsaux
Located in PARIS, FR
Willem DELSAUX
Ixelles 1862 - 1954 Gimbergen
Profile portrait of « Allah Dita »,Indian soldier of the British Indian colonial army
Pastel on p...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"I Atdao Giya Texas (Texas Sun)", Contemporary, Portrait, Figure, Purple, Pastel
By Fu
una
Located in Franklin, MA
Fu’una’s “I Atdao Giya Texas (Texas Sun)” is a contemporary self portrait completed in pastel. The figure is shown with Texas golden hour sun on her face and a palm motif projecting ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Foam Board
$1,600 Sale Price
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Auto Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original self portrait by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throu...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ballet Dancer (Young woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century).Ballet Dancer, ca. 1975.
Pastel on paper, 19 x 25 inches.
Creasing and stray markings in margins and corners. Signed lower right.
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
“Flapper Girl”
By Richard Emil Miller
Located in Southampton, NY
Bold and well executed charcoal on archival paper attributed to the American artist, Richard Emil Miller. Signed lower left “Miller”. Consistent with other known signatures of the a...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$1,440 Sale Price
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Mid Century French Portrait of an Older Woman with Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 24.5 (height) x 18 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$163 Sale Price
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Incredible sketch of Michelangelo
s David
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A rare sketch by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia, who never ceases to study.
Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the sh...
Category
2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Academic Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Located in Firenze, IT
Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Artist: Enrico Reffo (1831-1917)
Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on colored paper
Dimensions: [To be specified]
Date: Late 19th - Early 20...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
$210 Sale Price
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The Red Headdress
by W. Worms
Located in London, GB
'The Red Headdress', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1960s). A beautiful woman with contemplative expression and tender eyes is exquisitely portrayed by the artist. The treat...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$648 Sale Price
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Stevedore Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Dionís Baixeras i Verdaguer (1862–1943) – Stevedore
Charcoal drawing on paper
Drawing size: 58 × 43 cm (approx. 22.83 × 16.93 in)
Frame size: 74 × 59 cm (approx. 29.13 × 23.23 in)
...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$1,776 Sale Price
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"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
May Mott Smith (1879 - 1952)
A Martinique Native in French Guiana, circa 1925
Watercolor on paper
24 x 20 inches
Signed lower right; titled on the reverse
“Martinique Native” is an ...
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1920s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
1842 Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Indian Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
The lithograph depicts Wakechai, also known as Crouching Eagle, who was a member of the Sauk and Fox delegation. King renders Wakechai with exceptional detail. The Saukie Chief is adorned with fine accoutrements such as a white fur robe...
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1840s Hudson River School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
After Édouard Manet - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, A Good Glass of Beer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming copy of Édouard Manet's original oil painting from 1873. Captured in watercolours by Léopold Danty. Signed and dated '96 to the lower left. Mounted in a smart wooden frame...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Male Nude, Modern Pastel Drawing on Paper by Rod Judkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rod Judkins, British (1956 - ) - Seated Male Nude, Year: circa 1990, Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25.5 in. x 33 in. (64.77 cm x 83.82 cm)
Category
1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
English School Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted full length portrait of a 19th century gentleman, seated in a high back armchair with a slightly perplexed expression. The artist has enhanced the portrait with deli...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude. Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing on cardboard by Polish artist Andrzej Szypluk. Monochromatic drawing of a female in nude.
PROVE...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil
Portrait of Madame - Original Pastel on Paper - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Madame is an original Modern Artwork realized in Italy in the 1930s.
Original pastel on paper.
Excellent conditions.
Soft drawing depicting an elegant female figure i...
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1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Prince Albert
Located in Corsham, GB
This elegant oval portrait captures a handsome Prince Albert, seated in profile. The artist has captured the sitter with meticulous detail, delicately rendering the subject's facial ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine 19th Century Coloured Pencil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oval portrait of a well groomed Victorian gentleman with handsome features and piercing blue eyes. The artist has used directional hatching and fine line to create plumpness i...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Portrait of a woman by Emile Hornung - Pastel on paper 48x63 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on watercolor paper
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Carbon Pencil
$352 Sale Price
36% Off
Portrait of Man - Drawing in Pencil - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a drawing in pencil realized by an Anonymous french artist active in the late 19th century and in the early 20th.
Signed on lower right but unreadable.
Sheet dim...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Miniature Late 19th Century Watercolour - Victorian Woman in Black
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature study of a Victorian woman dressed in a black ruffled dress and a hat. Presented in an oval brass frame. On a white bone-like substrate.
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an original Ink and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper, another drawing on the back.
Hand-signed by...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Arthur Miles (fl.1851-1880) - Framed 1855 Pastel, Portrait of Georgy Chatfield
Located in Corsham, GB
Arthur Miles (British, act. 1851-1880). Original portrait of Georgy Chatfield. Signed with monogram to the lower left. Dated 1855. With further inscriptions to the upper right. Well ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
After Rembrandt - Framed Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Man with Gorget
Beret
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine mid 19th century watercolour copy of Rembrandts original Tronie self portrait, depicting the young artist wearing a gorget and beret. Unsigned. The painting is well presented ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
George MacKenzie - 1892 Watercolour, Portrait of a Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful three-quarter length portrait depicting a girl in winter attire. She wear a flamboyant pink scarf tied in a bow which compliments her greek cloaked coat and hand muffs. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Modern artwork realized in the half of the 18th Century in France.
Original watercolor on ivory paper.
The work is surrounded by a colored frame.
The sig...
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18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Audience
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Audience" 1983 is a watercolor on hand made paper by noted artist Ruth Weisberg, born 1942. It is hand signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwor...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
Daniel Saint was a prominent French miniaturist who lived between 1778 and 1847. Born in Paris, Saint was the son of a jeweler and initially began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop. However, he soon discovered his passion for painting and turned his attention to miniatures, which were highly popular in 18th and 19th-century Europe.
Saint was a highly skilled artist and quickly gained a reputation for his miniature portraits, which were characterized by their delicate detail and fine brushwork. His works often featured prominent figures from French society, including members of the royal family and high-ranking officials. He also painted portraits of wealthy patrons, many of whom commissioned him to create highly personalized works.
Saint's style was highly influenced by the neoclassical movement, which emphasized clarity, simplicity, and rationality. He often used a limited color palette, focusing on soft pastels and muted tones, which helped to accentuate the delicate features of his subjects. His compositions were typically centered around the face, with little background or context to distract from the subject.
Despite his success as a miniaturist, Saint was not immune to the changing tastes of the art world. In the mid-19th century, photography began to gain popularity, and many artists who specialized in portraiture found themselves struggling to compete with the speed and accuracy of this new medium. However, Saint continued to work and develop his craft, adapting his style to the changing tastes of his clients and experimenting with new techniques and materials.
In addition to his work as a miniaturist, Saint was also a skilled draftsman and created a number of highly detailed and intricate drawings and sketches. He was also known for his use of unconventional materials, such as hair, which he would incorporate into his miniature portraits to add texture and depth.
Today, Saint's works are highly prized by collectors and are held in museums and private collections around the world. His legacy as a master of miniature portraiture lives on, and his influence can still be seen in the work of contemporary artists who specialize in this unique and challenging medium.
More information:
Artist: Daniel Saint (1778-1847) France
Title: Portrait of a French Gentleman...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of a young woman 1938
Located in PARIS, FR
Pastel
41,5 x 30,5 cm (55 x 44,2 cm avec l’encadrement)
= 16.3 × 12.0 in (21.7 × 17.4 in with frame)
Signed and dated on lower right (1938)
Julien Duvocelle remains a discreet and ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922) Portrait of a man, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922)
Portrait of a man,
signed upper left
charcoal on paper
26.5 x 33,8 cm
Framed : 43.5 x 52 cm
Little is known about Abert Paul Guilmet, apart from th...
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Early 1900s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Half-length portrait of a Pharisee - In the shadow of betrayal -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885. Sketch for the right-hand figure in the painting Judas Iscariot, 1886. Pencil drawing heightened with opaque white and black chalk on beige-grey wove paper (papier vélin), 34 x 27.8 cm (visible size), 52 x 45 cm (mount), signed, dated and inscribed "H. PRELL 1885 zu 'Judas'".
Minor browning, collection stamp on the reverse.
- In the shadow of betrayal -
About the artwork
This painting is the sketch for the head of the Pharisee offering the coins to Judas in one of Herrmann Prell's major works, the painting Betrayal of Judas, completed in 1886. The painting belongs to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and is illustrated in Adolf Rosenberg: Prell, Bielefeld and Leipzig 1901, p. 21 (Fig. 19). It is especially highlighted in Thieme-Becker (vol. 27, p. 376).
Hermann Prell, Betrayal of Judas, 1886
The monumental head, which fills the picture and is distinguished by its ornamented robe, is almost a lost profile, which in the executed painting is justified by the Pharisee's turning towards Judas. Despite the fact that the sitter withdraws from the viewer by turning away, it was necessary to artistically elaborate the motivation for the purchase of one of Christ's disciples, which is why the drawing focuses on the expression of the face, while the 'accessories' are treated in a more summary manner.
In characterising the face, Hermann Prell performs a balancing act: since the Pharisee, despite his destructive actions, is an actor in the history of salvation, the head must show a dignity appropriate to the event, but at the same time the physiognomy must also bear witness to the scheming attitude that led to the betrayal. To solve this dilemma, Prell draws on the traditional depictions of the heads of the apostles, shading the face to indicate the obdurate darkness of the spirit and moving the base of the nose slightly upwards while the mouth falls away, thus giving a physiognomic expression to the motivation of the action. The fatal drama of the betrayal is expressed in the monumentalisation of the head and in the thunderous white highlights that contrast with the darkness of the chalk.
As a study, considered by the artist to be a work in itself, this drawing reveals the pictorial problems and brainstorming of monumental painting.
About the artist
In 1872 Prell, who was one of the most important exponents of monumental painting of his time, began studying painting with Theodor Grosse at the Dresden Academy of Art and continued with Carl Gussow at the Berlin Academy in 1876. Hans von Marées taught him in Rome in 1878. More influential on his work, however, were Arnold Böcklin and Max Klinger, with whom Prell had been friends since his student days and with whom he worked together on several occasions.
Prell's first major work, which established his reputation as a monumental painter, were the frescoes in the banqueting hall of the Architektenhaus in Berlin in 1881/82, commissioned by the state and depicting the different periods of architecture. Prell then went to Italy for two years to study fresco painting. Other major commissions followed. These included monumental frescoes in the town halls of Worms (1884), Hildesheim (1882-92), Gdansk (1895) and Dresden, the staircase of the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (1893/94), the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome (1896-99) and the staircase of the Albertinum in Dresden (1900-1904).
From 1886 Prell taught at the academy of arts in Berlin and in 1892 he was appointed professor at the academy of arts in Dresden. His students included Osmar Schindler and Hans Unger...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower right corner. Unframed.
Marjorie May Gulley Blake w...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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Al Hirschfeld’s Take on Judy Garland Stands out among His Many Love Letters to Broadway
The revered artist created delightful caricatures of stage and screen performers for more than 75 years. This one is a prime example.
This Tempting Wayne Thiebaud Watercolor Is the Perfect Summer Treat
Although he also produced pensive portraits and idyllic landscapes, the artist’s best-known images are of ice cream, cakes and other colorful sweets.
In This Surreal Painting, the Pink Foot of Patriarchy Squashes a Pumpkin Worshipped by Women
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Mid-Century Americans Didn’t Know Antonio Petruccelli’s Name, but They Sure Knew His Art
The New York artist created covers for the nation’s most illustrious magazines. Now, the originals are on display as fine art.
Cecilia Vicuña Merges Politics, Science and Spirituality in Her Poetic Art
The Chilean creator, who has been living in exile in New York for decades, is having a major moment, receiving the biggest exhibitions, commissions and awards an artist could dream of.
Who Are the Most Popular Artists on 1stDibs?
Learn the stories of some of the world's most recognizable artworks and their makers.
Shantell Martin Finds Wonder in Sharing the Creative Process
The visual artist completed a new work in front of a crowd at the 1stdibs Gallery.