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Period: 20th Century
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Rostro" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
By Don S. Shoemaker, Diego Rivera
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1950. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
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20th Century Drawings
"Left Jab", Compelling Drawing of Boxer by Luis Mora, Pencil on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lithe portrait of a slim boxer throwing a left jab, executed in pencil on thin paper, was executed by Francis Luis Mora, a rare example of an American artist with Uruguayan heri...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Drawing Depicting a Courtroom Scene After the Original by Honoré Daumier
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Study
A drawing after the original artwork by Honoré Daumier, French (1808-1879).
The original, which constitutes No. 3 of ‘Croquis Parisiens’ (Parisian Sketches...
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French 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Herald on Horseback w/ Hound", High Style Art Deco Drawing, W. H. Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and stunning example of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich's work at the height of the Art Deco era, this drawing depicts a herald on horseback, his trumpet raised high, with an attenuat...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Progress of Civilization" Art Deco Masterpiece by Muralist Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this remarkable drawing, famed muralist Lassell Ripley depicts primitive man, warming himself by the fire with little to wear, looking into the distance toward the bright, white Art Deco spires of modern civilization. The contrast of early mankind with the advances of 1930s America is inspiring and beautiful, and Ripley clearly draw this to prepare for a mural project, probably unexecuted. Ripley is best known for his sportsman paintings, highly collectible today, but early in his career he became known for his murals, including several depicting the life of Paul Revere for the post office in Lexington...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Original Vintage Abstract Color Lithograph, Composition by Jörgen Fogelqvist
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Jörgen Fogelqvist, Composition
Color lithography
Number 255/260
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number
(pencil)
Working dimensions 66/86
The work is framed
J...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$847 Sale Price
20% Off
Millard Sheets Signed Original Drawing Wartime Boats in Stormy Seas Harbor, 1942
By Millard Sheets
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful and darkly intriguing original artwork by renowned American Modernist artist and California artist benefactor Millard Sheets (1907-1989) featuring wartime boats caught in stormy seas. Very evocative and certainly quite relevant to the time it was created taken in the context of the war.
The work is hand pencil signed and dated (1942) by Sheets on the mat just below the artwork.
Provenance: Property from the estate of Millard Sheets.
Would be a great addition to any collectors of his work or Mid-Century Modern artist or an eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in about any setting.
Sheets many awards include:
Watson F. Blair Purchase Prize, Chicago Art Institute (1938)
Philadelphia Watercolor Club Prize (1939)
Dana Watercolor Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts (1943)
Drawing Prize, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1946)
Gold Brush Award, Artists Guild of Chicago, Award of the Year (1951)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana (1964)
His works can be found in numerous permanent collections, public settings, and international museums including:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Scripps College, CA
The White House (Washington, DC)
The San Diego Museum
The Los Angeles Public Library...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Mid-Century Modern Painting, Goauche on Paper, Signed Jo Verbestel Dated 1968
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful work of art, gouache on paper, by the Belgian female artist Jo Verbestel. It is a portrait of a mythical figure / fantasy figure, in a somewhat psychedelic style. The paint...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Paint
Fredric Karoly Abstract Expressionist Ink/Paper 1960
Located in Sharon, CT
Original pen and ink drawing, "overall abstraction" of expressive markings, signed/dated lower right. Paper size: 27 x 40", image size 22...
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American Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
French Silverplate Vintage Art: La Coquette Fixee France
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French Silverplate Vintage Art: La Coquette Fixee France
After Jacques Couché (French, born 1750)
after Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)
Frame: 8.75 w x 10.5 h x 1.25 d Art...
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French Rococo 20th Century Drawings
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Silver Plate
Woman Figure Drawing by artist MG, 1998
Located in Pomona, CA
Drawing of a female figure done with watercolor and pencil.
Signed M.G. and dated '98.
Made with neutral colors and raw lines, this one-of-a-kind drawing depicts a woman posing with...
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American 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$300 Sale Price
75% Off
French Art Deco Watercolor of an Exotic Woman with Flower, Signed Chasquest
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco Watercolor of an Exotic Woman with Flower, Signed Chasquest, circa 1930
Vivid and alluring, this French Art Deco watercolor painting by Chasquest captures the confid...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
20th Century Signed Still Life Pencil Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful, evocative Pencil Drawing
Still Life with Flowers and Butterfly
Early 20th century
Signed at lower right
The painting is embellished by a beautiful nineteenth-century la...
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Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Wood, Paper
Pastel work "Seine-Kanal" Rudolf Quittner ca. 1904
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
pastel chalk on paper, laminated on cardboard
signed "Rud Quittner"
Auction catalog Leo Schidlof's Kunstauktionshaus, Estate Th. von Hörmann, Nr. "338 Seinekanal", Vienna 1918, p. ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau 20th Century Drawings
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Papercord
20th Century, Academy Drawing Pencil Paper
Located in Madrid, ES
Drawing Greek sculpture academy made in charcoal at the beginning of the 20th century, at the Spanish academy in Rome. Depicting a Greek sculpture.
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Italian Neoclassical Revival 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Andre Derain "Reclining Nude" Red Chalk Drawing
By André Derain
Located in Sharon, CT
Sight size 13 x 201/2", Drawn with red conte crayon on paper. Signed lower right. Label on verso. Framed and glazed 18 x 24".
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French Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing of Two Men and One Woman, Framed, France. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique charcoal on paper, a large-scale depiction of three intertwined figures rising from stylized waves, one figure with arm raised in a dramatic gesture. Below, fish and sea plan...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Drawings
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Wood, Paper
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Carlo Musso Landscape Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Oil painting on board depicting impressionist landscape signed at the bottom left Carlo Musso (1907-1968), without authentic. Framework fo...
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Italian 20th Century Drawings
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Wood
Victor Valerie Engraving
Located in Tampa, FL
French listed artist Victor Valerie hand tinted engraving. Presented in an Italian Florentine frame. Turn of the century or older.
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French Antique 20th Century Drawings
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Paint
Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience the raw beauty of artistic expression with our Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper. Handcrafted with soulful strokes, this piece embodies ...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with floating nude, mythological figures, highly stylized in the Art Deco manner, this study for the lid of the famous grand piano given by the Steinway Company to the White H...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Exquisite Orchid
Hummingbird Watercolor by William Morley, Antique Oversize
By William H. Morley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
You will not be disappointed in this wonderfully hand painted piece by the world reknown William Morley. Retaining its original Gilded Age frame and in very nice condition. A waterco...
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American Belle Époque Antique 20th Century Drawings
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Paint, Parchment Paper
$3,950 Sale Price
21% Off
Oil on Canvas Arabian Horse Painting
Located in London, GB
A fine Arabian horse painting on a sky blue background signed lower left, Circa 1970 - 80.
Dimensions: H: 88cm, W: 79cm.
Canvas: H: 79cm,...
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Asian 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Collection of Seven Working Drawings by José Thenée
By Jose Thenne
Located in Wainscott, NY
Set of seven working drawings by José Thenée. José Thenée was a master blacksmith born in Austria in 1853 who made his home in Argentina. The drawings were found on his estate, clea...
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Argentine 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$3,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Standing Male Nude", Pencil Drawing by William Littlefield, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerfully expressed, with the angular stylization characteristic of Art Deco decorative art, this pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascina...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Mid century vintage Academy style female nude study in charcoal
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage female nude study in charcoal. This Academy style charcoal drawing is in a mid century pickled frame with cream and black mat boards. The charcoal drawi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti
Efe
People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
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Congolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Natural Fiber
"The Idealized City, " Depiction of Classicized, Homophile Paradise by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This idealized view of a Greek city of cliffside temples and columned walls climbing a craggy mountain is also the depiction of a homophile Shangri-La, where lithe nude male figures ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Myrna Nobile Nude Art Drawing #2 on Paper 3/5/65 Signed California
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
By artist Myrna Nobile San Diego CA.
Nude art drawing on paper dated 3/5/65 and signed.
Measures: 17.5 x 24
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
French Deco Set of 20 Benedictus Pouchoir Plates of the Portfolio of Variations
By Edouard Benedictus
Located in North Miami, FL
These amazing pouchoir plates are from the French Art Deco portfolio of Edouard Benedictus of textile designs and fabric designs. They are not framed but still remain in the original...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Portrait of a Man" Mininmalist Black and White Drawing
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 1998 marker drawing captures a stripped-down face, reduced to its bare bones. The line, fluid and straightforward, recalls Matisse's last drawings—those dedicated to Nadia. Here...
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20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Original Gouache
Ink Architectural Masterwork of Vienna Hofburg Palace, 1910
Located in Encinitas, CA
Original gouache & ink masterwork on paper. The artist captures the magnificence of the era with precise architectural perspective. Cerulean, ochre, & shell white celebrate the nosta...
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Italian Renaissance Revival 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$5,950 Sale Price
30% Off
"American Indian Dance, " Art Deco Drawing by Jean Target, 1930s
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Evidence of Western Europe's fascination with Native American culture, dress and way of life for over a century, this vivid drawing uses watercolor, gouache and crayon to capture a g...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul VerBurg Signed Contemporary Memphis Pen
Ink Drawing on Paper Framed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary pen and ink drawing on paper titled "As Is" by Paul VerBurg. Signed lower right. A minimalist yet intricately rendered composition that nods subtly to the Memphis desi...
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American Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Stunning Modernist Architectural Rendering, Drawing by G.F.Hahn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original MCM Pen and ink architectural study for a Palm Springs Residence (unbuilt). Framed and signed; J.H.Hahn, Reminiscent of the famed Dinah Shore hous...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Lead
"Man with Driving Cap", 1923 Cubist-Influenced Art Deco Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Compellingly drawn in a Cubist-influenced Art Deco manner, this strong and vivid portrait of a man in a driving cap was made by Misha Reznikoff, a Ukranian-American artist. Reznikof...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Sleeping Nude, Arms Akimbo, " Masterful Drawing by Allyn Cox, Capitol Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Confident and masterful, this drawing of a male nude leaning back into a chair, fast asleep, with his arms thrown in every direction, was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of his murals. Cox spent 20 years painting and restoring murals at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. starting in 1952; among his accomplishments was painting the Frieze of American history and restoring the apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda. He also designed murals for three first-floor corridors in the House wing, now called the Cox Corridors. Here he uses pencil on paper to demonstrate his mastery of the human figure. He was the son of Kenyon Cox...
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Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Cubist Picasso", Important, Colorful Drawing by Famed Modernist Larry Rivers
By Larry Rivers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable and arresting later work by Larry Rivers, one of America's most important post-War Modernists, this drawing (entitled "Picasso's Choice" by Rivers) depicts Pablo Picasso...
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American Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Benjamin Glicker Signed Mid Century Modern Clown Portrait Drawing on Paper Frame
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An expressive mid-century modern mixed media color graphite drawing on paper depicting a portrait of a clown by Michigan based artist Benjamin Glicker. Signed bottom right. Circa 196...
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American Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Rear View, " Superb Ink Drawing by John K. Green, Circle of Benjamin Britten
By John Kenneth Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely detailed in ink on paper, this drawing of a nude male figure's back side was made by John Kenneth Green, a prolific and successful English artist who is best known for his portraits. Green came from Suffolk, England, and won a scholarship to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, after which he traveled and exhibited widely, including a trip to America in the early 1930s which led to an exhibition at Feragil Galleries in New York. He had a place in a circle of gay artists, and in 1943 painted a lovely portrait of one of England's foremost gay couples -- Benjamin Britten...
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British Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Keith Vaughan Figures in Landscape Circa 1960 Pencil Drawing
Located in CA, CA
Keith Vaughan 1912-1977 Figures in landscape 1960s
Pencil on detached spiral bound sketchbook paper
Signed with initials KV to back
Measures...
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British Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
English 1920s Large Charcoal Life Drawing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English 1920s framed charcoal figure study of a life drawing class in progress. With remarkable talent the artist has constructed a tense scene dominated by the nude male model at th...
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English Art Deco 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Original Framed Art Deco Jewelry Box Drawing by French Decorator Claude Cior
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting French pencil drawing by famous French decorator and designer Claude Cior from the Art Deco era. Featuring a typical 1920/30s jewelry box.
N...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Benjamin Glicker Signed Mid Century Modern 2 Clowns Drawing on Paper Framed 60s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An expressive mid-century modern mixed media color graphite drawing on paper depicting a two clowns by Michigan based artist Benjamin Glicker. Signed bottom right. Circa 1960s. Benja...
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Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Mixed Media Portrait #2 by Judy Pike
Located in Pasadena, CA
Judith Minna Pike
December 19, 1942- October 18, 2019
Mixed media painting of a young thoughful woman, sitting comfortably. Pike used many different brush techniques when painting...
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American 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$393 Sale Price
71% Off
French Art Deco Painting Exotic Woman Holding a Dove Signed Chasquest Dated 1930
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure holding a bird in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood produ...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$2,975 Sale Price
21% Off
"Nude Pan Figure with Pipe, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artists in both America and Europe were fascinated with mythological scenes and ancient tales in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and increasingly gave their gods, goddesses and other figures a powerful physicality and sensuality. This drawing by the Belgian artist, Paul Daxhelet, is a stunning example. Here he depicts a nude male Pan figure...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
Leon Kroll Charcoal Study for Central Panel of Worcester Mural
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Leon Kroll charcoal on prepared illustration board.
Unsigned but annotated verso in the artist's hand: 'Study of head for woman with children...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
1955 Recreation Room Architectural Rendering by Rucker Fuller
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1955 "Recreation Room" hand-drawn architectural artwork rendering prepared by Rucker Fuller for The Bank of California Mission Branch.
Rucker Fuller is an architectural fir...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Framed Mexican Watercolor on Paper Attributed to Rufino Tamayo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed watercolor and gouache on paper depicting sliced watermelon on a color block background, signed Tamayo and dated 1945 as shown. The work was in keeping with the style of Rufino Tamayo and it retains a paper label from Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, listing the detail info. SPM was formed in 1949 to promote contemporary Mexican artists...
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Mexican Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Fernando Luis Cuban-American Abstract Mixed Media Drawing on Paper, "Obispo #2"
By Fernando Luis
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Luis Cuban-American Mixed Media on Paper Titled "Obispo #2"
Offered for sale is a mixed media on paper by the Cuban-American artist Fernando Luis (1931-1983) titled "Obisp...
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American 20th Century Drawings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
"Triton Blowing Seashell", Very Fine Art Deco Drawing, Allyn Cox, Possibly UCLA
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating an impressive confidence and mastery of detail, this drawing of a nude male triton, blowing a trumpet made from a seashell, was made by Allyn Cox, no doubt as a study f...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
19th Century Work of Art Etching by Almery Lobel Riche Custom Framed, French
Located in North Miami, FL
This black and white etching by Almery -Lobel Riche is in a custom gold leaf frame with deep cut beveled silk mat. The etching is of woman leaning over cha...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Drawings
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Silver Leaf
Drawing for General Electric/Jeep, possibly by Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original drawing was created for an advertisement by General Electric for its portable power generators, here shown powering a saw wielded by two lumberjacks. Attributed to Roc...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Engraving, Lithography, E.A., by Evelyne Luez, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraving, lithography, E.A., by Evelyne Luez, 20th century.
Lithography, engraving, artist's print, E.A., 20th century, by Evelyne Luez.
Framed H: 64 cm, W: 83 cm, D: 1.5 cm...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Jared French Portrait Sketch of Chuck Howard
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait sketch of Chuck Howard
pencil on paper
signed and titled in margin:
Charles Howard
Feb. 12, 1950 … by ...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper, Glass, Wood
Drawing for a Table Lamp by Robert Gerlach, 1915
Located in Vienna, Austria
A rare study of a table lamp, drawn with pencil on vellum, by Robert Gerlach from circa 1915. We can assume that the materials would
be brass and glass. Whether the drawing was actu...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
$5,211 Sale Price
20% Off
"Floating Man, " Study for Ceiling Mural with Male Nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Floating Man," study for ceiling mural with male nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s This dramatic drawing, which demonstrates the artist's mastery of the human fi...
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
"Black Man Carrying Green Bananas", Art Deco Drawing, 1930s, in Blue
Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in a brilliant palette of sky blue, jade green, ivory and chocolate brown, this striking drawing of a Black male figure carrying a pile of green bananas on his head was done...
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Central American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Vintage Aquatint Etching "3 Storks" by Jack Coughlin
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage aquatint etching entitled "3 Storks" by Jack Coughlin, circa 1980. The piece is hand signed and titled in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) is 13.5" x 12" and the ...
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American 20th Century Drawings
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Wood, Paper
