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Turning Nude Male Figure Sketch in Pencil on Paper
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
collectors of male nude studies, life-drawing sketches, contemporary figurative art, and gesture-focused
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Standing Nude Male Figure Front View Expressive Contemporary Life Drawing
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
sketches. Description: This expressive pencil study by British contemporary artist Minty Ramsey portrays a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Standing Back View Nude Female Figure Drawing Expressive Contemporary Study
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, back-view studies, expressive pencil sketches, and contemporary figurative art, this piece offers both
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Geometry of Desire nude
Located in London, London
, realism nu, print on paper, limited edition, art deco, figurative, drawing, sketch, figure, contemporary
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Color, Digital

Stier Bull Contemporary Oil Painting Animal Modern Nature New In Stock
By Pieter Pander
Located in Utrecht, NL
such as Matthijs Röling, he settled in Franeker. Pander works in a figurative style with a sketch-like
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Original Lithograph by Fritz Wotruba - 1970s
By Fritz Wotruba
Located in Roma, IT
). In excellent conditions. The artwork represents a figurative composition where there are sketches by
Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Closing Gate (New Brutalism Minimalist Abstract Wall Sculpture in Bright White)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
- ARTIST STATEMENT 2017 As a trained artist, I used to make figurative sculptures. I always prepared
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Board, Acrylic

Figurative Sketch 1960s Ink
Located in San Francisco, CA
form unique to acrylic paint, and avoided figurative content. His work is now represented in the
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Bay Area Figurative Sketch in Graphite, Circa 1960
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). McGaffey was part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement and
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Sketch of a dandy portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1840 Sketch of a dandy portrait Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard H. 21 cm; L
Category

1830s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Matilde: Side View, Empty Sketch
By Haylee Ryan
Located in Dallas, TX
Haylee Ryan Matilde: Top View, Aqua Sketch 2016 Acrylic on Paper 9 x 12 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Matilde: Side View, Ochre Sketch
By Haylee Ryan
Located in Dallas, TX
Haylee Ryan Matilde: Side View, Ochre Sketch 2016 Acrylic on Paper 9 x 12 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Matilde: Top View, Aqua Sketch
By Haylee Ryan
Located in Dallas, TX
Haylee Ryan Matilde: Top View, Aqua Sketch 2016 Acrylic on Paper 9 x 12 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Matilde: top View, Red Ochre Sketch
By Haylee Ryan
Located in Dallas, TX
Haylee Ryan Matilde: top View, Red & Ochre Sketch 2016 Acrylic on Paper 9 x 12 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

German Geisha Sketch, , 21st century, modern, portrait, mask
Located in Munich, Bavaria
German Geisha Sketch, 2018 Oil on canvas 31 1/2 × 23 3/5 in 80 × 60 cm The German-Italian artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study for Fast Sketch Still Life with Abstract Painting
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in Paris, .
Liquitex sur papier cartonné, 43 x 56 cm
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Sketching Among the Irises by George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)
By George Herbert McCord
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th-century Hudson River School figurative landscape George Herbert McCord (1848-1909
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Sketch Class
Located in Rego Park, NY
October 1878 No. 6 The Art Schools of New York "Sketch Class, National Academy of Design Prof L. K
Category

1870s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Sketch to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category

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

Materials

Color Pencil

Sketch to #2
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category

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

Materials

Color Pencil

Hair Fantasy Sketch
By Antonio Lopez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
NOTES: Signed Antonio Milano 1965 PROVENANCE: Collection of Bill Cunningham Gift of Antonio Lopez
Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Katsushika Hokusai, Architecture Sketches, Manga, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai Title: Architecture Sketches Series: Hokusai Manga Volume 9 Publisher
Category

19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Modernist Sketched Figures 20th Century Graphite
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 20th century graphite on paper figurative drawing is by San Francisco painter Jack Freeman
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

21st Century framed sketch by Nicola Hallett
By Nicola Hallett
Located in York, GB
Framed and mounted sketch by Nicola Hallett. There are three different sketches, which are for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings...

Materials

Paper

21st Century Framed Sketch by Nicola Hallett
By Nicola Hallett
Located in York, GB
Framed and mounted sketch by Nicola Hallett. There are three different sketches, which are for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

21st Century Framed Sketch by Nicola Hallett
By Nicola Hallett
Located in York, GB
Framed and mounted sketch by Nicola Hallett. There are three different sketches, which are for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Modernist Figure Sketch in Graphite, Circa 1960
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This circa 1960s graphite on paper nude drawing in the Bay Area Figurative style is by San
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Sketch for mural stock exchange San Francisco.
By Diego Rivera
Located in MADRID, ES
Charcoal on paper. Drawing
Category

1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Loose Sketch of a Girl 20th Century Charcoal
By Jane Rades
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Art Institute from 1963-1965. She was influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Post
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Rare Original 3-part Fashion Sketch With Production Notes
By Gordon Henderson
Located in New York, NY
Truly a collector's piece. Rare original three piece fashion sketch enhanced with vibrant color
Category

1980s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Rare Trio of Original Signed Fashion Sketches With Production Notes
By Gordon Henderson
Located in New York, NY
Truly a unique collector's set of fashion sketches. Three original sketches enhanced with vibrant
Category

1980s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Nude Sketch Nº2 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº2" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Other Medium, Pencil

Nude Sketch Nº3 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº3" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Other Medium, Pencil

Nude Sketch Nº1 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº1" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Other Medium

Circa 1600 Italian Oil Sketch Master Drawing by Pietro Sorri Pentecost Design
Located in Gouda, NL
style. Sorri frequently worked out compositional ideas in small-scale sketches in grisaille or
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil

Study for Genesis 3 (Green), preparatory graphite sketch with legs and figures
By Lorser Feitelson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
essentials. This original graphite on paper composition is from the figurative era of Feitelson's career
Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Original sketch for the Expo74 US 10 c stamp “Preserve the Environment”; pen on
By Peter Max
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peter Max is a German-born American artist best known for his iconic art style in the 1960s. Following his success with a line of art clocks for General Electric, Max’s art was licen...
Category

1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

Ambona - oil on canvas, dark tones, forest, nature, landscape, figurative, water
Located in Berlin, DE
collective trauma, isolation as well as environmental conditions, Brauer translates photographs and sketches
Category

2010s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walter Tyndale (1855-1943) - Turn of the Century Watercolour, Street Figures
By Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully delicate series of figurative sketches by Walter Tyndale. Full of character and life
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Framed 20th Century Watercolour - Turks Drinking Coffee
Located in Corsham, GB
. Iinscribed in Arabic to the left. The figurative sketch has been beautifully mounted in a slim gilt frame
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait Sketch in Truquoise
By Jacob Dhein
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait Sketch in Truquoise, 2019
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Portrait Sketch" Oil Painting
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Portrait Sketch" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a closeup
Category

2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sketch II. Contemporary Figurative Etching Print, Animal, Horse, Polish artist
By Pawel Zablocki
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative etching print by Polish arist living in Canada, Pawel Zablocki. Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Faces
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal /watercolour/ink on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.5 height) x 7.5 (width) Stamped Verso ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor, Pencil, Ink

Fashion Sketch - Paris Street Fashion
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage gouache fashion sketch of a casual and layered cold weather outfit, circa 1970. Original
Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

French Fashion Sketch - Men s Daywear
Located in Houston, TX
Boldly hued gouache fashion drawing of men's 60's era street fashion, circa 1965 Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and C...
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Vintage Paris Theater Costume Sketch
Located in Houston, TX
Unique gouache painting of a colorful costume for a Parisian theater by Thil, circa 1920. Signed lower right. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a...
Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Sketch, Oil On Cardboard, Double Sided
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sketch, oil on cardboard, double-sided. Stains and dirt. 27 x 35 cm
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Spring Awakening (2022), figurative, woman, nude, figure drawing, pastel sketch
By Rebecca Johnson
Located in Jersey City, NJ
sketch, work on paper Hand signed by artist Framing available COA included
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Rice Paper, Pigment

Group Of Soldiers, Sketch, Oil On Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Group of soldiers. Oil on canvas, sketch. Countersigned Beaunier on the back. A very slight
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain sketch - Monochromatic Landscape, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mountain sketch - Monochromatic Landscape, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mountain sketch - Monochromatic Landscape, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mountain sketch - Monochromatic Landscape, Young Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Wax Poetic (2022), figurative, woman, afro, nude, figure drawing, sketch, sun
By Rebecca Johnson
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Wax Poetic (2022), figurative, flowers, floral, kneeling woman, afro, nude, curvy, voluptuous, pose
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Rice Paper

Couple On A Walk, Sketch, Oil On Cardboard
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Couple on a walk. Oil on cardboard, sketch. Small lack of paint in the corners. Some soiling. 24 x
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni"
Located in Astoria, NY
After Achille Leonardi (Italian, 1800-1870), "Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni", Oil
Category

Early 20th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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