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Medium: Watercolor
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed in Hebrew, also marked with a Jewish star. this is from a collection of works by the same hand. they are all signed. Some have markings to the back of the paper. they have some age to them. They bear similarities to artists as dissimilar as Moshe Tamir, Mane Katz and an Israeli version of Purvis Young. In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted yet powerful. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim Ladyzhensky had naive periods. The most well know of the strict naive artists are Shalom of Safed, Irene Awret, Gabriel Cohen, Natan Heber, Michael Falk and Kopel Gurwin. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. Art brut, primitive art, primitive, art naïf, naïve art. Outsider art. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil in Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro Gallery Jacques Ardies in São Paulo Musée international d'art naïf de Magog in Magog Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb Gallery of Croatian Naïve Art...
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20th Century Outsider Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Read the Signs Year 2020 Part 1.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Read the Signs Year 2020 Part 1. Signed with the artist's initials lower right Signed with the artist's "Yummy" drystamp lower right corner Watercolor on Arches paper Archival framin...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Blond Beauty Make Up the Airport Customs
Located in Miami, FL
At some point, the fine art/museum world will recognize how truly brilliant a trailblazing artist like Coby Whitmore is. His exploration of bold colors, flattened, simplified space, ...
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1950s American Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil, Graphite

Ross Bleckner Childhood Clown Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Untitled Watercolor 13 3/4 x 11 in. Signed: Ross Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Mid-Century Cosmopolitan Illustration Surreal Family Narrative
Located in Miami, FL
A complex story is portrayed in one picture. American Glamour Illustrator Jon Whitcomb interprets a Mid-Century Cosmopolitan story about a beautiful blond actress who, on set, appea...
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1950s Surrealist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Jean Burkhalter, The Painter, circa 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean BURKHALTER (1895-1982) The Painter, circa 1925 Brown wash, highlights of white gouache on board 48 × 32 cm Provenance : artist's workshop Born in Auxerre (Burgundy, France) i...
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Mid-20th Century Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Ink, Watercolor

Watercolor Portrait of Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century beautiful watercolor painting signed after C. D. Gibson
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Shared Visions, Beyond Today" Couple with patterned clothes look towards nature
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board, Watercolor

Contemporary figurative portrait of a faceless woman "Freedom of Choice"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting features a faceless portrait of a woman wearing a head green covering and pink dangle earrings. I wanted to explore the theme “Freedom of Choice”: I believe every woman has the right to decide what she wants to wear. Some women cover their heads for their own religious or spiritual reasons assuming that the crown of the head...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor

Heights fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9, 5x6 cm; 9x6cm
Located in Riga, LV
Heights & fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9,5x6 cm; 9x6cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in...
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1960s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink

Cowboy Hanging, Killer s Trail Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
The old west depicted in a graphic and dramatic manner. Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Avon, 1963). Work has a matted image area of 12.5" ...
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1960s American Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Oliver Hartt, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian artist who primarily utilizes painting as a field of creative possibility exploring themes such as identity, memory, and nature, compulsivel...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

The terrifying night of the first transformation, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian artist who primarily utilizes painting as a field of creative possibility exploring themes such as identity, memory, and nature, compulsivel...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Al Parker was one of America's greatest and most inventive illustrators. He did work for magazines such as: Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. ...
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1950s American Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Gouache, Pencil

Portrait of a Girl, 1949 Watercolor Painting by Roger Etienne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roger Etienne, French/American (1922 - ) Title: Portrait of a Girl Year: 1949 Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed and dated Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 29 x ...
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1940s Fauvist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Awaiting
Located in Columbia, MO
Awaiting c. 2000s Watercolor and pastel on paper 30 x 22 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the day. A magic moment is caught at a peak point of drama. It's the instant of friends having fun. A cold beer from the fridge is offered and it's is acknowledged with a head nod. The woman in the foreground covers her giggling face reacting to a funny comment. The decisive moment is preserved. Sounds like a critique of an art photograph? No, it's an illustrator. This ingenious Infiniti "S" composition simultaneously represents the best of photography and painting. Cartier-Bresson could have captured the precise moment. While Nicolas Poussin could have rendered the complex figural composition. Add to it , a painting technique and color scheme with the quick drama of a post-impressionist. We have a great work of art by an overlooked American illustrator/artist/painter, Mike Ludlow...
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1950s Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Robert mapplethorpe portrait, Watercolor on paper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. This one looks like a Chassidic Breslov Hasidic man. it is signed in Hebrew, also marked with a Jewish star. this is from a collection of works by the same hand. they are all signed. Some have markings to the back of the paper. they have some age to them. They bear similarities to artists as dissimilar as Moshe Tamir, Mane Katz and an Israeli version of Purvis Young. In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted yet powerful. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim Ladyzhensky...
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20th Century Outsider Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Little Physician
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1897 Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 12.00" x 9.50"
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1890s Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Watercolor

French Drawing Of A Parisian Style Man With A Bold Moustache and Beret
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School black pen drawing paintings on artist paper painting: 13 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of Woman in Black Hat, Modern Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Portrait of Woman in Black Hat Year: circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed l.l. Image S...
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1970s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

At night. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At night. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to...
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1960s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - red eye man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) signed with initials gouache paint/ Watercolor painting: 15.75 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Young woman watercolor
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curos - Young woman - Watercolor Watercolor measurements 40x32 cm. Frame measurements 54x46 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. He tra...
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1970s Fauvist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled, Watercolor on Paper, Black, Yellow color by Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Face ; Watercolour on Paper 9.6 x 12.8 inches (unframed) ; 2008 ( Shipment will be in a ready to hang ) Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They came from far to work and earn their livelihood. He would observe them and was deeply moved by the labour and low rung working class who carried all the heavy load oriented work. He would paint the men and the women , some distressed , some gloomy but with a force that would uplift them to be the heros of the society. Surprisingly Mondal was never depressed himself although he painted people in hard labour and poverty . Style : Mondal`s works are mainly figurative. He paints in bold strokes and creates tableaux, whose themes are universal. The faces of his figures stare at you out of the canvas, strange and pensive, but also strong and defiant. Not yet beaten, survi...
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1970s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

1950 s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Fisherman and His Rod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. pro...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1950 s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Two Fine Lady Caricatures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Portrait by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. proven...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Blonde in Red Swim Suit, Expressionist Watercolor by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde I Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
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1970s Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Modernist Watercolor Painting Judaica Kiddush Levana Blessing New Moon
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Judaic prayer scene Subject: Landscape Medium: watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicenstein Romano was born in Rome, September 23, 1897. His father Henryk Glicenstein was a sculptor and was living in Rome with his wife Helena (born Hirszenberg) when Emanuel was born his father obtained Italian citizenship and adopted the name Enrico. Emanuel was brought up in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and Poland. In 1926 Emanuel and his father sailed for New York. They briefly visited Chicago. Romano's sister, Beatrice, and mother only joined them in New York years later. Romano changed his name on his arrival to America and some have erroneously speculated that this was to avoid antisemitic anti Jewish discrimination. In truth, as the son of a highly-regarded artist, Romano changed his name to ensure that any success or recognition he would later attain, would be the result of nothing other than his own merit as an artist, and not on account of his father's fame. In 1936 Romano was worked for the Federal Art Project creating murals. During and immediately after World War II, Romano created a series of allegorical works depicting graphic holocaust images that were held closely by the family until after his passing. One of these works is now on permanent display in the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg Florida. Emanuel's father died in 1942 in a car accident before they could realize their shared dream of visiting Israel. In 1944 Romano, having completed his degree at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago, began teaching at the City College of New York. Romano moved to Safed, Israel in 1953 and established an art museum in his father's memory, the Glicentein Museum. COLLECTIONS Indianapolis Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Boston Fine Arts Museum Fogg Museum Musée Nacional de France Recently his work has been added to the Florida Holocaust Museum collection. His notable works include his holocaust themed allegorical paintings as well as portraits of Marianne Moore, his father and William Carlos Williams...
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20th Century American Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

1960 s French Portrait Back Of Bald Man s Head Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.25 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Large Gouache Original Painting Mother Daughter Sandu Liberman Israeli Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
framed 36 X 28 board 30 X 21.75 Sandu Liberman (Romanian-Israeli) was born in Yasi, Romania in 1923. between 1946 and 1953 he took part in the state art shows in Bucharest. in 1952 ...
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20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

1960 s French Portrait Lady Side Profile Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner and dated 1960 Image : 12 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's Frenc...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960 s French Portrait Three Art Deco Ladies Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 12. x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960 s French Portrait Man Very Red Nose Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 10 x 13 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used i...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 dated 1973 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 15 x 22 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours u...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 19.75 x 25.75 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed in Hebrew, also marked with a Jewish star. this is from a collection of works by the same hand. they are all signed. Some have markings to the back of the paper. they have some age to them. They bear similarities to artists as dissimilar as Moshe Tamir, Mane Katz and an Israeli version of Purvis Young. In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted yet powerful. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim...
Category

20th Century Outsider Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed in Hebrew, also marked with a Jewish star. this is from a collection of works by the same hand. they are all signed. Some have markings to the back of the paper. they have some age to them. They bear similarities to artists as dissimilar as Moshe Tamir, Mane Katz and an Israeli version of Purvis Young. In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted yet powerful. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim Ladyzhensky had naive periods. The most well know of the strict naive artists are Shalom of Safed, Irene Awret, Gabriel Cohen, Natan Heber, Michael Falk and Kopel Gurwin. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. Art brut, primitive art, primitive, art naïf, naïve art. Outsider art. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil in Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro Gallery Jacques Ardies in São Paulo Musée international d'art naïf de Magog in Magog Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb Gallery of Croatian Naïve Art...
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20th Century Outsider Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

1960 s French Portrait Gentleman in deep Thought, Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. I...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960 s French Portrait Four Lady Caricatures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. I...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960 s French Portrait - Caricature of Clerical Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped on reverse Image: 25. 75 x 19.75 INCHES Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Red Lady, Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Red Lady Year: circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 1...
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1970s Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame By European schooled artist, Late 20th Century Gouache and Ink on canvas Framed size: 14.5 x 16 inches ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun Signed and dated Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
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20th Century Post-War Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Vintage American Modernist Portrait of a Man Original Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970. Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Half-naked woman gardening by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wood frame with glass pane 62 x 47 x 3 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Pair of French Character Portraits, Brown and Navy Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of French Character Portraits, Blue and Brown Backgrounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration. Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Legendary female illustrator creates a graphic and tightly designed triple portrait of her signature subjects. Kids! Signed lower right. Unframed on heavy illustration board. Grace Drayton had a recognizable style which is a hallmark of all great artists. Instantly recognizable, a Grace Drayton subject is a stylized child with a cherubic style, often with round faces, plump bodies, rosy cheeks, and a happy disposition. Three Rosy Cheek Children is an excellent example of her best work. Grace Drayton Born: Grace Gebbie October 14, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Died: January 31, 1936 (aged 58) Cartoonist, Illustrator Grace G. Wiederseim Notable works Campbell Soup Kids Dolly Dimples Dolly Dingle...
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1920s Pop Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Sun Bonnet, 16x12" watercolor portrait, framed
Located in Loveland, CO
Sun Bonnet by Lu Haskew Watercolor 16x12" image size, archivally matted and framed behind glass. Figurative Portrait of a young woman ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu considered it a must to ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Framed Watercolor Portrait of Two Women – Figurative Exterior Scene Art
Located in Denver, CO
This vibrant modernist watercolor on paper by Lloyd Moylan features a captivating portrait of two women seated in an outdoor landscape. Richly painted in a harmonious palette of pink...
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20th Century American Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Swedish Figurative Portrait Painting - Whispers
Located in Bristol, GB
WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache), painted onto board. Two women in black headscarves are the focus of the scene, with very captivating expressions. The woman on the right appears to look almost shocked, with her mouth ajar and her eyes widened. The woman on the left stares directly at us, her emotion less identifiable. The scene is intriguing, making us question what these women have heard or what has happened. Their faces have been painted with brilliant detail, capturing the shadows on their faces as well as the aged skin of the woman on the right. These two women are set against a blue-ish green backdrop, making their faces stand out even more from within their black head scarves...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Watercolor, Gouache

Original Watercolor Portrait by Richard Jerzy. Framed and Matted with Signature.
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Richard Jerzy (1943-2001) was a known artist in the Detroit, Michigan area. His most infamous works are watercolors and oils depicting of people or still-lifes. This untitled piece,...
Category

Early 20th Century Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Blue Astronaut
Located in Denver, CO
Rhonda Libbey's "Blue Astronaut" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts a futuristic female astronaut in a space suit helmet as blue a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Celluloid Manga Characters 1
Located in Genève, GE
Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 32.5 x 42.5 x 3.5 cm
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Maty
Located in Denver, CO
Maty
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Acrylic

Nayomi
Located in Denver, CO
Nayomi
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Acrylic

Enlightened, Wash on Board , Green Brown by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Mintu Naiya - Lady - 11 x 8 inches ( unframed size ) Wash on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. About the Artist & his Art work : Born : November, 1976. Education : Graduate from Calc...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor, Board

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