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Ford T
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
include 26 solo exhibitions in Japan over the last twelve years, which included a book that was published
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Two Monkeys
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
Americano to exhibit in three cities in Peru. Her credentials also include 26 solo exhibitions in Japan
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Full Moon
By Pia Stern
Located in San Francisco, CA
, the town in the south of France where Paul Cézanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Summer Siesta 1959 New Wave period large drawing relaxed young woman daydreaming
By Dany Lartigue
Located in Norwich, GB
in London, as well as in Japan and in Germany. In France, he had one man shows at the mythical
Category

Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Charcoal

Unscrewed
By Darryl Sapien
Located in San Francisco, CA
Progress,” Union Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, California (catalogue) 1977 "Painting and
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Equestrian Artist Baptista Schreiber Graphite Drawing, Circa 1915
Located in Stockholm, SE
figure, possibly the circus director or presenter. The drawing is possibly a study for a painting
Category

1910s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Study for « Paysage de Fribourg » - 1943 a drawing by Balthus (1908 - 2001)
By Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
Located in PARIS, FR
art of the 20th century Balthus occupies a special place in 20th century art, which is often marked
Category

1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Symbolist Portrait of a Woman in an Interior, Before the Mirror
Located in Cotignac, FR
charming early 20th century drawing capturing a young beauty admiring herself in front of a dressing mirror
Category

Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pencil, Color Pencil

Couple Embracing in Street at Night
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Fairlawn, OH
traditional art after it began to decline with the advent of photography in the early 20th century. His real
Category

1920s Edo Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink

Reflection #1, Charcoal Drawing of a Man Gazing Down, Wearing a Bow Tie
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

Unruly Muse - Allegorical Drawing of the Artist in The Studio with Models
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Straw Man
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Head of a Young Girl - Kiki de Montparnasse
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Miami, FL
paintings. He has been called "the most important Japanese artist working in the West during the 20th
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Head of a Young Girl - Kiki de Montparnasse
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Miami, FL
important Japanese artist working in the West during the 20th century". His Book of Cats, published in New
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Self Portrait at 80 - Realist Charcoal on Paper Drawing, Artist Self Portrait
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Adjust to Fit, Original Charcoal on Archival Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Two Faces (Purple and Magenta) in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Two faces are shown in profile, looking to the left. They are
Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Laid Paper

Three Women with Earrings in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
three women wearing earrings by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Laid Paper

Abstracted Sleeping Figurative in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
figurative by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. A woman's
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Abstracted Nude Figurative in Pastel on Paper
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. A woman's profile of her face and her breasts
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Pair Vintage Asian Japanese Silk Watercolor Framed Paintings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of vintage Japanese paintings on silk, featuring a samurai and a geisha or courtesan figure
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Paintings

Materials

Silk, Wood

"The Cognoscenti", Contemporary Symbolist Figurative
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
. “I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal

To The Bathroom - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
inspiration from two of the most important figures of the 20th-century artistic landscape: Picasso and de
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Lithograph

Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
inspiration from two of the most important figures of the 20th-century artistic landscape: Picasso and de
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Lithograph

Hopeless - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930 ca
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
inspiration from two of the most important figures of the 20th-century artistic landscape: Picasso and de
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Lithograph

Scorn, charcoal on paper, portrait of a male in profile
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Pritzlaff - 1903, Male Wielding an Ax, Wearing an Aviator Hat, Charcoal Drawing
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Still Life with Vera as Raphael Original Drawing
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
Masters, Japanese ukiyo-e, and 20th-century art. Artists from whom he has borrowed include: Vermeer
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Untitled, Figurative, Pen Ink on Paper by Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"
By Somnath Hore
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Colors - Figurative Abstract
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract work by Bay Area artist Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century). Signed "Kelvin
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Family, Pen Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"
By Somnath Hore
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Figurative Abstract - Blue Face
By Kelvin Curry
Located in Soquel, CA
Street art style figurative abstract of blue face by Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Sweat Band #3, Charcoal Drawing, Bust of a Man Wearing a Sweat Band
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Chrysanthemums and Tiger Lilies
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. Regarding Carter: A major watercolorist in the Cleveland, Ohio area in the early 20th century as well as
Category

1930s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fukutaro Terauchi Signed Original Japanese Watercolor Painting Temple in Snow
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite evocative original watercolor painting on wove paper by Japanese artist
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Kimono of Teal Lace and Orange Ribbons
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil

Dripping Kimono with Copper Colored Threads
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Thread, Ink

Yoshitoshi Mori Signed Original Japanese Asian Watercolor. and Gouache Painting
By Yoshitoshi Mori
Located in Studio City, CA
An original gouache and watercolor painting by Japanese artist/master printmaker Yoshitoshi Mori
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Kimono of White Lace Ribbons with Teal and Orange Accents
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil

Teal Ribbons and Copper Thread - Photorealistic Drawing on Collotype
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil, Lithograph

Kimono of White Lace and Purple Red Ribbons
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil

French Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Le Hameau et la Bastide .
By Yves Brayer
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century gouache on paper of a Provençal village or 'hameau' and a 'bastide' or manor house
Category

1950s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Japanese Iris Still Life - Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Iris Still Life - Watercolor and Ink on Paper Original watercolor and ink painting
Category

20th Century Pointillist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Japanese School Painting Titled Mans Best Friend
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This abstract Japanese watercolor is signed lower left. It is unknown who the signature is by
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Evocative Japanese Watercolor of a Ceremonial Parade Scene in Giltwood Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting Japanese watercolor on paper depicting a ceremonial parade scene, the central figure
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960
Located in London, GB
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed , C.1960 Depicting cherry blossom, the national
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Large Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Artist
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

MIEKO - Vintage Asian Style Painting on Paper - Signed - Japan - Late 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
name - Japan - late 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - bleed through to the back of the paper
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960
Located in London, GB
Vintage Framed Japanese Watercolour on Silk Signed C.1960 Depicting cherry blossom, the national
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paint

Hiroshi Honda Signed Japanese American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
Hawaii at the turn of the 20th century. He was sent to Kumamoto, Japan at age six for schooling and help
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Mark W Smitz Shadowbox Signed Dated Watercolor Japanese Style
Located in San Diego, CA
watercolor with embossed elements signed and dated.
Category

20th Century American Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
William Gropper (1897- 1977) Rabbinical Student , Ink, Gouache and watercolor on paper
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Asian Landscape Watercolor, Framed on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a framed watercolor depicting a country scene, from the architecture most likely in
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French Modernist Watercolor Painting Maurice Brianchon Paris Theater Backstage
By Maurice Brianchon
Located in Surfside, FL
Maurice Brianchon (French 1899-1979) Interior scene (backstage at the theater) Watercolor and
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Flowering Plant Paintings: A Pair of Framed Original Botanical Watercolors
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a pair of framed original one-of-a-kind watercolor paintings of flowering plants entitled
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
By John Groth
Located in Surfside, FL
John August Groth (American, 1908-1988) "Wrestling Match," Watercolor painting, hand signed
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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