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Artist: Unknown
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of Blue Sky Stormy Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Size: 11 x 15.25 inches
Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private collection of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$377 Sale Price
30% Off
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
19th Century Watercolour - Manner of Richard Dighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming Vanity Fair style watercolour in the manner of Richard Dighton (1795-1880). The scene depicting a man in a top hat and cane standing in profile.
Presented in a gilt frame...
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19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Gouache and Watercolor Figurative Landscape by the Sea
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3942 Antique gouache and watercolor on paper set in a period 19th century frame
Image size 10x5.5"
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Chapel and houses along a lake, New England Landscape - American School, 19th C
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and pencil on buff wove watercolor paper, 10 x 8 inches (255 x 203 mm). In good condition with overall minor toning. Some watercolor paint splatters on the verso, contem...
Category
Early 1900s American Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Early 1900
s French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
Signed bottom right
Watercolour on paper, unframed
Painting: 4.5 x 6.25 inches.
Delightful early 20th century...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
Framed 1888 Pen and Ink Drawing - Lady of the Lake
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century pen and ink study depicting a lush landscape. In the distance, a castle can be seen perched atop a rugged cliff. Inscribed, dated and titled 'Lady of the La...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
concubine
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
Category
17th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Vintage Architectural Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Modern pencil drawing of a contemporary architectural design, circa 1970.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. A...
Category
1970s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
1930
s Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$143 Sale Price
30% Off
Neapolitan School 19th Century Gouache - The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant 19th-century painting from the Neapolitan School depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Smartly mounted in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental School 18th Century Watercolour - Architectural Drawing
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolor Baroque architectural study. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame and wash line mount. On Laid paper.
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$328 Sale Price
20% Off
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
W. S. S. - 19th Century Watercolour, Farm by the Stream
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram W. W. S. to the lower left. Well presented in a decorative gilt frame and wash line mount. On paper.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Mother and Child - Drawing - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1962.
Black Marker Pen on Cardboard
27.5 x 22.5 cm ; 60 55 cm with frame.
Unreadable signature in the lower part.
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Board, Pen
Portrait of Woman - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a drawing realized in the early 20th century by an Anonymous French artist.
Pencil on paper.
The state of preservation is good.
The artwork is represented thr...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Humorous Gentleman
s Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
Nude Woman - Watercolor by French Master - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good with the signs of the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument
, Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Georges Braque (1882-1963) ...
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$1,147 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 2 French antique dog paintings 19th Century watercolour dog paintings
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An authentic pair of watercolours featuring hunting dogs in their original frames, untouched since the 1880's. Very delightful and expertly drawn. The first, larger painting is of ...
Category
1880s Art Nouveau Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$381 Sale Price
39% Off
Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Old master drawing with figure and putti
Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame
Drawing dimensions 4...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
$323 Sale Price
40% Off
Urbanovicz - 20th Century Pastel, Male Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastel drawing showcases a nude male figure in a style reminiscent of Modigliani. The elongated forms and muted colour palette create a sense of elegant melancholy. Part of a pa...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$334 Sale Price
20% Off
Boats - Original Pencil on Paper - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of preservation is very good.
Sheet dime...
Category
1940s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$311 Sale Price
35% Off
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Stamped Barret 148 Holborn London
6.75"H x 5.5"W x 1"D
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Humorous Gentleman
s Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
Late 19th Century Watercolour - Angler at the Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
This scene sets place on the land of a small farm in late summer. In the foreground an angler casts his line into the river running between the small farm house and the wheat field. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Abstracted Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking British School abstract landscape in charcoal and coloured chalk. The drawing is unsigned and presented in a simple gilt frame with card mount. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$487 Sale Price
20% Off
Balinese Women - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese women is an original contemporary artwork realized in the second half of 20th century.
A mixed colored tempera on paper.
Hand signed on the lower right margin: "IMD Gronding Peneszanana Ubud...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed .
Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
Couple - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 33.5 x 39 cm.
In very good conditions with small tearing ...
Category
1930s Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor
$293 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx.
Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$187 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of a Lady - French 19th century art Realist drawing woman covered head
Located in Hagley, England
This is a fine detailed French Naturalistic portrait. Executed on November 2nd 1889 and signed PHL. In good condition.
Signed and dated middle right.
Provenance. Private collection.
...
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$3,496 Sale Price
20% Off
Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour, Beach Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
Watercolour painting on paper, unframed
Stamped verso
Painting: 5 x 8 inches
A delightful original oil painting by the 20th c...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$143 Sale Price
30% Off
P. Moore - Framed Contemporary Watercolour, A Busy Mooring
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate contemporary watercolour of sailing boats in a harbour. Well-presented in a pale wooden frame with double card mount. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$251 Sale Price
20% Off
Helen Steinthal (1911-1991) - 20th Century Watercolour, Nudes in Colour
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of three nude figures in different poses on background representing earth, sea and air. Signed to the lower right. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a British Military Officer
Located in Corsham, GB
This finely detailed watercolour depicts an early 19th-century British military officer. He wears the standard red coat of an infantry regiment. His epaulettes and a sash distinguish...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition
Located in Firenze, IT
Owl, Circa 1970 - Op Art-Inspired Geometric Composition
Date: Approximately 1970
Medium: Gouache on cardboard with embossed stamp
Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx.
A stylized o...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Cardboard
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Margit Oelenheinz (b.1926) - Mid 20th Century Pastel, The Alley
Located in Corsham, GB
A narrow composition to mirror the narrow alleyway depicted. Rendered in expressive pastel, Oelenheinz employs a palette which is colourful yet muted, giving the scene an otherworldl...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Folio from Communion of Saints, Reading from the Book of St. Matthew.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Readings from the "Communion of Saints": folio from an Italian Missal
Pigment on vellum
Mid 17th century
Provenance:
Otto F. Ege (1888-1951)
Phillip Duechnes Bookseller, New York, c. 1948
References And Exhibitions:
Otto F. Ege Box Folio 27
Ege describes these folios as: Epistolary (Epistolarium), Italy, Middle 15th century
Latin Text: Rotunda or Round Gothic Script, square rhetorical neumes
Sister folio are in the following rare book libraries:
Case Western Reserve University
Cincinnati Public Library
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland Public Library
Denison University
Kent State University
Kenyon College...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Vellum
Early 20th Century Watercolour - Tulip Study II
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a red and yellow tulip. This piece was acquired alongside another tulip study, which is also listed on our website (qd708). Presented in a vintage black frame. Un...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
Category
17th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
19th Century Watercolour - Man In A Green Cravat
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th Century miniature portrait, showing a handsome young man in a fetching green cravat with pink bow tie. The painting is unsigned and presented ...
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19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$273 Sale Price
20% Off
Catherine Dean (1905-1983) - Framed 20th Century Watercolour, Potted Begonia
Located in Corsham, GB
Potted Begonia, Watercolour on paper. Signed and dated '82. Well presented in a large gilt-effect frame with linen mount.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A heron fishing – Edo School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and watercolor on fibrous Japon paper laid down to period cream laid paper, 6 x 7 1/2 inches (155 x 190 mm). Minor toning and some insect damage on the mount, painting itself rem...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Vintage Paris Fashion Drawing - Knit Overcoat, c. 1980
Located in Houston, TX
Charming ink and pencil fashion sketch of a long pink overcoat with clasp by Paris fashion house Création Corine Marie, circa 1980. Includes original fabric swatch and designer's sta...
Category
1980s Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Pencil
French Impressionist Landscape, Barbizon School, Crossing the River
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century watercolour on paper of a tranquil river, bridge and village scene. The painting is presented in a plain wood frame under glass.
This charming watercolour portra...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
“Christmas Season”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original illustration artwork composed of watercolor and gouache on archival paper by Bridget used as a Christmas greeting card by the Fravessi Ca...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
$278 Sale Price
52% Off
Sarah Hartnall - 19th Century Watercolour, Portrait of a Lady of Fashion
Located in Corsham, GB
A lady in fashionable dress holds a lily of the valley flower in this finely detailed watercolour and graphite portrait. Signed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt-effect frame wi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm.
This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting...
Category
18th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Mid-19th Century Vanitas Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Skull
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Alb. Muller.
German Mid 19th Century.
Vanitas - Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Carrying A Skull.
Red Chalk On Paper.
Signed Lower Right.
Paper size 23.8 inches x 16.9 inches ( 60...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Ink and Watercolor on paper realized by an artist of the XX century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some slight folding and fox...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s Pink
Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Drover Moving Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
Rural scene in watercolors. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
20% Off
Eizo Kato 1926 Japanese Watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eizo Kato: 1906-1972. Well listed Japanese artist with auction records for watercolors over $8500. This is a magnificent tropical scene, probably in Japan or another pacific island. ...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Scene in Wurttemberg" - Late 19th Century Antique Framed Watercolor Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
I've included a photo here of the blue sticker a movie studio put on the back of this beautiful old German pastel when they rented it from my Magazine Street gallery for the shoot of...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Gathered by the Duck Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
Rural scene in watercolors. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
20% Off
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