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Artist: Unknown
1920
s French Charcoal Sketch of Seated Nude Lady The Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Artists Model"
French School, circa 1920's
charcoal drawing on paper, unframed
paper: 24.5 x 17.5 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in good and sound condition
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$310 Sale Price
30% Off
The Red Headdress
by W. Worms
Located in London, GB
'The Red Headdress', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1960s). A beautiful woman with contemplative expression and tender eyes is exquisitely portrayed by the artist. The treat...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$648 Sale Price
50% Off
1930
s Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Blue Floral Summer Dress
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
Portrait - Pencil Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Pencil drawing on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. With another drawing on the rear.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Ada V. Hobson (1831-1911) - 1863 Watercolour, Blushing Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a pretty young woman with rosy cheeks by Ada Hobson. Presented in a dark wood oval frame. Signed and dated. On paper.
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
20% Off
Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.
Located in Middletown, NY
English School, 18th century
Pen and black ink with gray wash on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 5 inches (238 x132 mm). 1/4 inch repaired loss, top center, to the left of the figure’s h...
Category
18th Century Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen
Circa 1930 ink poster project, titled "Modes" Art deco fashion
Located in PARIS, FR
This circa 1930 ink poster project, titled "Modes," is a striking representation of Art Deco fashion illustration. Hand-drawn in black ink and wash, the artwork captures the essence ...
Category
1930s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Antonio Enrico Fiorentino (1894-1962) - Watercolour, Portrait of an Elderly Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th century watercolour of an elderly woman. She wears a bright headscarf and striped linen overcoat. The artist captures the fine lines i...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pasture Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasant watercolor landscape painting of pasture with cows in background by French artist Tae, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. M...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour - The Flower Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century monochromatic watercolour depicting a young flower seller. Executed with gentle brushwork and a sensitive handling of light and tone, the composition captures...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Accordion Player - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Accordion Player is a drawing artwork realized by a French Artist in mid-20th century.
Pencil on paper
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Arthur Miles (fl.1851-1880) - Framed 1855 Pastel, Portrait of Georgy Chatfield
Located in Corsham, GB
Arthur Miles (British, act. 1851-1880). Original portrait of Georgy Chatfield. Signed with monogram to the lower left. Dated 1855. With further inscriptions to the upper right. Well ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Indian Miniature watercolour on paper Mid 20th c fine detail playful Krishna
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indian miniature showing Krishna, cows and the gopis (girls)
Watercolour on paper, c mid 20th century
Size Mounted: 33 x 22 cm
Image Size: 24.2 x 13.4 cm
Signed bottom right with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Figurative Pencil Drawing - Portrait Studies
Located in Houston, TX
A fascinating 19th Century pencil drawing of male and female figures, both in portrait and profile view, wearing headscarves, hats, and glasses. The artist dated the piece in the upp...
Category
1890s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Landscape with Cottage Dwellings
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 19th century watercolour depicting rural dwellings on a quiet lakeside with men in boats and cattle to the foreground. Presented in a modern gilt-effect frame. Unsig...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$252 Sale Price
20% Off
Still Life Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasing still life watercolor by artist J. Alvermann, 1956. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a stand...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Drawing Portrait Sarah Bernhardt red hair woman French late 19th monogram
Located in PARIS, FR
French school from the end of the 19th century
Drawing
Pencil and pastel
40 x 29 cm (55 x 46 cm with cardboard support)
Collector's stamp or workshop stamp at the bottom right ? “A.D.”
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$478 Sale Price
38% Off
The Mother and Child - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mother and Child is an original Drawing in charcoal on ivory-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Monogrammed on the lower right.
Good condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
18th Century Watercolour - Court Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated indistinctly under the mount. Presented in a gilt frame and wash-line mount. On paper.
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$290 Sale Price
20% Off
August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936) - Early 20th Century Oil Pastel, Spiral Study
Located in Corsham, GB
Completed in graphite and oil pastel, this swirling mix of colour and organic line work is a very fine early abstract work by the German artist August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936). Exc...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Sacra Famiglia - Etching - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sacra Famiglia is a print artwork on paper in the late 18th century by an Anonymous Artist.
Etching on paper
Good conditions with slight foxing and age margins
Category
Late 18th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Etching
English School 19th Century Watercolour - Girl in the Doorway
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine watercolour study of a pretty young girl in a cottage doorway. She holds her needlework and gazes at the viewer. Well presented in a gilt effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Figurative Pencil Drawing - Male Portrait Studies
Located in Houston, TX
A fascinating 19th Century pencil drawing of varying male portraits, mostly in profile view, with differing facial expressions and facial ...
Category
1890s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Early 19th Century Watercolour - Miniature Portrait of a Victorian Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 19th Century miniature portrait of a kindly looking gentleman in a smart black jacket and wing collar shirt. The portrait is unsigned and presented in a traditional ...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
France early 20th century, Head of a faun, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France, early 20th century
Head of a faun
bears a monogram "P H" on the lower right
Pencil on paper
24.5 x 13 cm
In a period frame (in good condition except a small loss on the upper...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
1930
s French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Title: Sur la Plage
Medium: watercolour on artists paper
Size: painting: 8 x 10 inches
Provenance: private collection, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Country Manor, English School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor on watercolor paper, 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (248 x 299 mm), the full sheet. With charming primo pensiero and unfinished detail in the form of a small child lying in his sto...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature 19th Century Watercolour - Lady with a Lace Bonnet
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine English School miniature portrait of a Victorian lady wearing a delicate lace bonnet with roses in her hair. Well presented in a 19th-century miniature frame with an acorn han...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Nude
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor painting of abstract nude figure, circa 1990.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival pla...
Category
1990s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, 60cm x 42cm, (74cm x 60cm framed). The picture is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass.
Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Egyptian Queen - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Egyptian Queen is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century.
Tempera on Papyrus.
77 x 51 cm ; 94 x 48 cm with frame.
Good conditions!
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Vase of Flowers, Original British Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase of Flowers
by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's
watercolour on art paper, unframed
overall paper measures: 15 x 22.25 inches
*FREE SHIPPING ON THIS PAINTING*: AMERICAN, EUROPE...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner
gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed
actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches
Superb - bold - and very co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$382 Sale Price
30% Off
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Located in London, GB
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Chinese, 19th Century
Height 29cm, width 41cm, depth 2cm
This striking suite of ten Chinese watercolours is p...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s, Yellows
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
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s
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
$186 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s
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
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s Red Flowers
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
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900
s
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
Vintage English Watercolor - Fareham Creek
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful one-of-a-kind watercolor and gouache painting of boats docked along the glassy waters of Fareham creek located in England, circa 1910. Titled lower right.
Original artwo...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Figures - Original Watercolor on Paper - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original artwork realized by a French artist in the 1920s.
Original watercolor on cardboard.
The signature of the artist is present on the lower right corner in penc...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Architectural Drawing of Bar
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on transfer paper of a round bar around pillar, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival p...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Vibrant German Watercolor of a Mill, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Mill), 19th Century
Watercolor on paper
5 x 7 in.
Mat: 8 x 10 in.
Partial inscription verso
Category
19th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fruit Plate Still Life Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor still life painting of vibrant fruits tumbling from a decorative plate, circa 1960. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame. Archival pl...
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Mary Chugg (1935-2024) - Framed Contemporary Watercolour, A Cretan Taverna II
Located in Corsham, GB
Watercolour and pastel. Signed to the lower left. Well presented in a contemporary off-white frame. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flamenco Dancer with Fan
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning French ink drawing of flamenco dancer poised with fan extended, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve...
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
15th C. Tibetan Tsakali: "High Lama Presenting a Ceremonial Scarf"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
15th C. Tibetan Tsakali
"High Lama Presenting a Ceremonial Scarf"
MIneral pigne
6 1/4 x 4 (16 x 13 3/4 frame) inches
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper
Female Figures - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figures is an original artwork, pastel, gouache on paper. Is not signed and dated but we can attribute the period early 20th Century.
Two female figures under an intimate vi...
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paste, Gouache
Framed 20th Century Watercolour - A Loyal Companion
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour and gouache study of a young child, lying outdoors with a black and white springer spaniel. Well presented in a circular gilt frame with hatching and foliate d...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Roses and Pansies”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor and gouache on heavy card stock of a spring bouquet composed of mainly roses and pansies. Unsigned. Circa 1915. Original gold painted wood frame. Under...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
The Sketch - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an Original Carbon Pencil Drawing realized by an Unknown artist of mid-20th century.
The Drawing is in good condition on a yellowed cardboard.
No signature.
Others ske...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Roger Bonafe, Original Painting French Modernist, Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed.
watercolour on thick art paper, inscribed verso.
Size 22.75 x 30 inches.
Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Herault) in Southern France in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$793 Sale Price
30% Off
Birds of Paradise
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and detailed depiction of three bird of paradise flowers by unknown artist "Albright" (20th Century). Three flowers are shown with seve...
Category
1950s Post-Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Fine 19th Century Chinese School Watercolour - Portrait of a Female Courtier
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine Chinese School portrait of a female courtier, beautifully executed in watercolour with further details carefully picked out in gouache. The portrait was acquired as a pai...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Le Prince Alexandre Bibesco - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Le Prince Alexandre Bibesco is an Original ink and watercolor drawing realized by an artist of French School of the early 20th century.
Good condition on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
A. Vivian - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Venetian Waterway with Gondola
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depicting of Venice with ornate iron bridge, arched over a quiet waterway with gondolas. Well-presented in a large oak frame with internal slip and glazing. Signed to the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Watercolor Antiquities Ruins
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasing watercolor of antiquities ruins, circa 1920. Artist unknown.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-sized frame. Archiva...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Cynthia Wall RSW (1927-2012) - Framed 20th Century Pastel, Carnbee Church
Located in Corsham, GB
Captured in soft chalk pastel, this intriguing scene depicts Carnbee Church in the Scottish village of Anstruther. The artist has signed and dated the...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Attrib. William Bennett (1811-1871) - Watercolour, Red Deer in Richmond Park
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolor landscape depicting red deer in Richmond Park. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with bead course. Inscribed 'Richmond Park in Windsor by Bennett' on the rever...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
M. Demancy - 1844 Watercolour, Lady with a Flower Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful portrait study depicting a woman dressed in white lace. She wears a bonnet with black trimmings to match the ribbon in her hair and rests her arm over a basket of flower...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
20% Off
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