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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
RED HORSE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
Ink , markers on Paper.
The magic flow reality...
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Category
2010s Pop Art Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
The Tiger - China Ink on Paper by Maria Ginzburg - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
The Tiger is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Maria Ginzburg in 2018.
Original China ink on paper.
Hand-signed in china ink on the lower right corn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"The Heart Of America IV" Bison Bull Buffalo Charcoal Drawing, Steffen Bue
By Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Title: The Heart of America IV
Date: 2024
Artist: Steffen Bue (Danish, 1948 - )
Medium: Charcoal on handmade paper
Dimensions with frame: 26,5in (W) x 19in (H) / 67,5cm (W) x 48,5cm ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
Horse with Herds - China Ink Drawing by Filippo Palizzi - 1895
By Filippo Palizzi
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 14x22 cm.
Horse with Herds is a really beautiful china ink original drawing on paper, signed and dated in black ink on lower margin by the Italian artist, Filippo Palizzi...
Category
1890s Naturalistic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Crow - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Crow is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right corner: Leo Guida '72.
Original P...
Category
1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Stork - Original Pencil on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stork is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century.
The State of preservation is very good.
Hand-signed, illegible.
The artwo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Monkey - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The monkey is an original painting in watercolor on paper by Leo Guida in 1971.
The state of preservation is good..
On the lower left margin hand-signed and dated.
On the lower ri...
Category
1970s Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$336 Sale Price
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Follow Me - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a Rabbit
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Follow Me
50 x 40 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 59 x 49 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Vigilant Fox - The psyche of the fox -
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Friedrich Deiker (1838 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf). Vigilant fox. Pencil drawing on brown paper, 18 × 29.5 cm (inside measurement), 31.5 x 43.5 cm (mount), signed and dated "Deiker [18]54" at lower right.
- a little bit stained, with a light water stain at lower right
About the artwork
Carl Friedrich Deiker's consummate ability to depict animals is already evident in this early work. He brought a whole new psychological dimension to animal painting, so that one could literally speak of animal portraits.
The naturalistic appearance of the fox alone makes it seem alive. Every strand of muscle, even every hair, is captured, which requires an intensive artistic study of animal anatomy and physiology. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement: Stretched out, it has been brought out of rest. It turns around and, with its ears pricked up, looks intently in the direction from which it has seen something. His mouth is slightly open and his pointed teeth are bared, as if he were growling. Tension gradually takes hold of his whole body. While the hind legs were still in a relaxed position, closely observed by Deiker, one front leg was already raised, ready to begin a rising movement. The fox seems so alarmed with all its senses that one gets the impression that, at any moment, its tail will move jerkily and the animal will jump up.
While wild animals have traditionally been portrayed as beasts or anthropomorphised, often for caricatural purposes, Deiker explores their inherent nature by attempting to capture their psychic impulses. The wild animal is neither bestial nor human, but a creature in its own right, valued by Deiker for its own sake. In this way, he brought the dignity of the animal into representation and raised animal painting to a whole new artistic level.
About the artist
Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of the drawing teacher Christian Friedrich Deiker and the younger brother of the animal painter Johannes Deiker. In addition to the family art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker attended the drawing academy in Hanau, and from 1858 he was a student at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where he studied under the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Carl Friedrich Deiker was already in demand as an artist during his first year: Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Margrave Max of Baden and Grand Duke Michael of Russia bought hunting scenes by him.
In 1859 he went on a study trip to the Reinhardswald. Just as the Barbizon School had rediscovered the landscape, Deiker opened up the forest for animal painting.
From 1861-64 Deiker had his own studio in Karlsruhe, then moved to Düsseldorf, where his brother Johannes followed four years later. Deiker married a daughter of the landscape painter Karl Hilger and remained in Düsseldorf until his death.
In 1868 he finally achieved international fame with his painting 'Pursued Noble Deer' and was regarded as a virtuoso new founder of animal painting.
"Deiker brought for the first time a truly great artistic quality to animal painting [...]".
- Hans Vollmer
From 1870 he participated in the academic art exhibitions in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Hanover. He was also very busy as an illustrator. He drew for the Gartenlaube, the Salon, the Universum, and produced many of the finely illustrated hunting and animal books of the period. He also worked as a printmaker, while his oil paintings circulated as reprints by Franz Dinger.
From 1865 to 1892 Deiker was a member of the artists' association Malkasten.
Carl Friedrich Deiker's life's work was honoured with a large posthumous memorial exhibition at the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle in 1892.
His son Carl Deiker, born in 1879, also became a painter.
Selection of art museums that own works by Carl Friedrich Deiker:
Hamburger Kunsthalle / Kunsthalle Karlsruhe / Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf / Wallraff Richartz Cologne.
Selected Bibliography
H. Schmidt: Johannes and...
Category
1850s Naturalistic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Rabbit
Jewel
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper with frame
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Bullfighting Scene Gouache on paper
By Roberto Domingo Fallola
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: Roberto Domingo
Technique: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 7 x 10 in (14 x 17.3 in with frame)
Period: 1930s
Style: Spanish Impressionism with Post-Impressionist influence
Condition: Framed in a classic wooden frame
Theme: Bullfighting scene
Description of the Artwork
"Bullfighting Scene" by Roberto Domingo is a vibrant and dynamic depiction of a typical moment in a bullring. The composition captures the drama and intensity of the moment, with a mounted picador on a striking white horse as the centerpiece, flanked by a matador and assistants preparing for the spectacle. The artwork radiates energy through swift and loose brushstrokes, imbuing the scene with movement and vitality.
Domingo’s style emphasizes visual synthesis, focusing on color and form rather than meticulous detail to convey the atmosphere of the bullfighting arena. Warm tones dominate, with vibrant yellows and reds contrasting against the grays and whites of the horse and costumes, creating a captivating chromatic interplay.
The classic frame adds sobriety and balance to the piece, further highlighting the expressive power of the gouache.
Biography of the Artist
Roberto Domingo Fallola (1883-1956), born in Paris, was a renowned painter and illustrator of Spanish descent. The son of the celebrated bullfighting painter Vicente Domingo, he inherited a passion for bullfights and became one of the leading exponents of bullfighting art...
Category
1930s Impressionist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$840 Sale Price
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Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Unicorn
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolor, crayon & pencils on paper + frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Max Ernst (1891–1976) – Oiseaux en Péril – Aquatint etching with collage – 1975
By Max Ernst
Located in Varese, IT
Aquatint etching with collage, 1975
Limited edition
Signature and numbering in pencil by the artist ,
Numbered as: 48/100
Paper size: 54.5 x 41 cm
Framed size: 57.5 x 45.5 cm
Edited ...
Category
1970s Abstract Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Aquatint
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Recollection
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
The King
s Camelopard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850)
‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’
Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm
A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487.
Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...
Category
1820s Naturalistic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Rabbit
Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Apple tree - XX Century, Contemporary Figuratie Watercolor Painting, Dog, Animal
By Stanislaw Sobolewski
Located in Warsaw, PL
Stanislaw Sobolewski (born in 1952)
Studied philology at the Jagiellonian University (1971-1976) and painting under prof. Zbigniew Grzybowski at the Academy of Fine Arts (1974-1979)....
Category
1990s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Dream World, Rabbit
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper with wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Portrait
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor, crayon on paper + frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Crow - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Crow is an original drawing in watercolor and ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972.
Good condition.
Hand-signed.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movem...
Category
1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Crow - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Crow is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Drawing.
Dated and Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin: Leo Guid...
Category
1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Atarax by Cécile Bisciglia - Large ballpoint pen drawing on canvas, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Atarax is a unique drawing by contemporary artist Cécile Bisciglia. The drawing is made with ballpoint pen, acrylic and posca on canvas, dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in)....
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Canvas
Chinese Contemporary Art by Qui Shui - Chanting of Scriptures 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Kui Shui is a Chinese artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Shenzhen, China. Over the years, he researched the combination of animal spirit and image spirit to fin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Squirrel in the Field of Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Blue Rabbit
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on marouflaged paper with wooden panel & signed on reverse
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil, Wood Panel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Qui Shui - Smart Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Kui Shui is a Chinese artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Shenzhen, China. Over the years, he researched the combination of animal spirit and image spirit to fin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Fancy Forest
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Qui Shui - Chanting of Scriptures 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Kui Shui is a Chinese artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Shenzhen, China. Over the years, he researched the combination of animal spirit and image spirit to fin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Jewel Tree, Rabbit
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, watercolour, crayon & pencils on marouflaged paper with wooden panel & signed on reverse
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan....
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pencil
Original 1932 aquarelle titled Le Candidat et les Électeurs by F. Robbe
Located in PARIS, FR
A whimsical and pointed piece of political satire, this original 1932 aquarelle titled Le Candidat et les Électeurs ("The Candidate and the Voters") by F. Robbe transforms the political stage into a witty animal allegory.
Drawn in expressive black ink and watercolor wash, the scene depicts a parrot—perched high, wearing a top hat, and clutching a rolled-up speech—addressing an eager flock of birds below. With beaks open wide, the ‘electors’ appear to hang on every word of the charismatic, if cartoonish, orator. It's a visual metaphor brimming with irony, capturing the timeless performance of politics: showmanship, repetition, and the crowd’s fervor.
Signed “F. Robbe, 32”, this work encapsulates the interwar period’s sharp sense of humor and skepticism toward authority. Its monochrome palette only enhances the theatrical drama and expressive character design, reminiscent of 19th-century French caricature artists like Daumier or Grandville, yet rendered in a distinctly 20th-century modernist spirit.
Measuring small in size but large in statement, this is a rare surviving piece of illustrated political commentary. Whether you're drawn to its historical charm, anthropomorphic cleverness, or satirical tone, this little gem remains a delightful reflection on democratic rituals—and their absurdities.
A unique acquisition for collectors of early 20th-century illustration, political art, or vintage French ephemera...
Category
1930s Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rooster - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil, pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1990.
Hand signed.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 52.5x42.5
Category
1990s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Did you say weird ? Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing clown animal circus art
By Zahra Zeinali
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Watercolor Belgian Orientalist Artist ROMBERG Marocco Fantasia Horseman 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Maurice Romberg de Vaucorbeil
Schaerbeek, 1862 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1943
"Avant la Fantasia"
Watercolor on paper
16.5 x 14.5 cm (26.5 x 19.5 cm with frame)
Titled and signed lower ri...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Conspiracy Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing black and white art animal rabbit
By Zahra Zeinali
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Runaway Horse - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Modern Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Where Time Turns Into Light
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic
watercolor on paper mounted on wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives
works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer
art dire...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel
So what ? Dog portraits
Located in Oslo, NO
This small but elegant work is a black-and-white portrait of a dog. It is painted using the signature technique of oil on photographic paper (reverse side). Thick, plasticized photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
French Orientalist Art, Old Master Drawing Elephants, Hunt and Soldiers, Nature
Located in Greven, DE
Guignet was born in Annecy and grew up in the city of Autun. He was a friend of Hippolyte Michaud. He was a rather popular orientalist painter in h...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
$912 Sale Price
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Noble Hunting Society wild Boar Deer and Dogs, Hunter
s Life, 1822, Watercolour
Located in Greven, DE
This Watercolor drawing shows a noble hunting society. The duke (?) on horse and several noble ladies accompanying the soctiety. The duke (?) gestures towards a group of hunters on h...
Category
19th Century Romantic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$1,249 Sale Price
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Paris School Pastel, The Resting Cat, Circle of Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in Cotignac, FR
French pastel on paper portrait of a sleeping cat by Renée Jullien. The drawing is signed bottom left and presented in a custom wood frame with cut card mount under glass.
A charmin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Animal painting of a
Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)
late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Zacharias Wagener (1614-1688)
Tamanuâguasû (Giant Anteater)
On Italian 17th or 18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm
The present painting is a copy after Wagener’s painting of the anteater, Tamanduá-bandeira, which is illustrated in his “Thier Buch”, with 109 drawings of Brazilian fish, birds and mammals, published in Amsterdam c. 1641, in German.
Zacharias Wagener, or Wagenaer in Dutch, (Dresden 1614 – Amsterdam 1668) was a real adventurer who became Opperhoofd on Deshima and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope in the service of the VOC. During the Thirty-Year War in Germany Wagener tried his luck in Amsterdam where he worked for the map-maker Willem Blaeu. In 1634 he joined the WIC and left for Dutch Brazil where he worked as writer and painter, together with Frans Post...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Gouache
Moby Dick 4 original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville
s masterpiece
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning ensemble of fiour original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" . Whilst sharing the modernist, stylis...
Category
1940s Modern Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Marx. Dog portraits
Located in Oslo, NO
This small but elegant work is a black-and-white portrait of a dog. It is painted using the signature technique of oil on photographic paper (reverse side). Thick, plasticized photog...
Category
2010s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Le combat des poissons "Pencil study with annotations , cm. 30 x 20 1940 ca
By André Masson
Located in Torino, IT
André Masson ( 1896-1987)
No signed
Pencil study with annotations on the right side, acquired by the previous owner from Luis Masson son of Andrè Masson
Category
1940s Surrealist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Elephant Tamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1952 ca.
Hand monogrammed in lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
20th Century Modern Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Studies of Sheep and Goat Heads, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This sheet features four close-up studies focusing on the heads of goats or sheep. Each animal’s head is drawn from a different angle: one profile highlights a pair of curved horns, ...
Category
1870s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Animal drawing of magpie bird of blue and white by enlighted british painter
By Peter Paillou
Located in Milan, IT
Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations. He gained repute in the 18th century as a natural history painter and illustrator. He was employed by two leading naturalists and antiquarians of the time, Taylor White (1701-1772) and Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). He illustrated the latter's British Zoology and decorated the hall at Downing, Pennant's house in Flintshire, with several pictures of birds...
Category
18th Century Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Cavalry Officer on his Horse
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely worked watercolour on paper depicts a mounted cavalry officer—formal in bearing and costume—painted with the delicate clarity for which Egron Lundgren is best known. The she...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Maltese dog. Dog portraits
Located in Oslo, NO
This small but elegant work is a black-and-white portrait of a dog. It is painted using the signature technique of oil on photographic paper (reverse side). Thick, plasticized photog...
Category
2010s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Across the Frozen River, 1870, Original Watercolor
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite watercolor by Fritz von Dardel captures a vivid winter scene, rich in narrative and detail. The composition depicts a rustic moment: a horse-drawn sleigh carrying a co...
Category
1870s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Studies of Goats and Sheep, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish artist Egron Lundgren sketched a small herd of goats and sheep resting together in this scene. Two goats recline quietly at the center while another stands nearby, creating a...
Category
1870s Academic Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dog - Drawing by Ernest Rouart - 1920s
By Ernest Rouart
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing by Ernest Rouart, husband of Berthe Morisot's daughter Julie (Manet's niece).
Very good condition.
Not signed.
Category
1920s Modern Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Studies of Goat Heads and Figures, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here Lundgren concentrates on individual studies of goats, especially their heads and expressions. In one sketch, a goat faces forward, its distinctive long ears and gentle features ...
Category
1870s Realist Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Old Master Drawing, Roccoco, 18th Century, German Artist, Animal Drawing
By Johann Martin Metz
Located in Greven, DE
Black chalk, partly washed, on paper, sheet 27.5 x 19.7 cm
Plain gold moulding, 44.8 x 36 cm
The Rhenish still life painter Johann Martin Metz was ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
$768 Sale Price
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JORGE CASTILLO - PEZ SOBRE MESA ESCULPIDA - NEW YORK - 1986
By Jorge Castillo
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
JORGE CASTILLO (Pontevedra 1933)
"Pez sobre mesa esculpida" New York 8 febrero 1986.
Acuarela sobre papel.
Firmado y fechado en margen superior izquierdo.
Medidas: 56 x 75 cm; 79,5 x...
Category
1980s Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Horse (Study for a Bronze) - Drawing by Ludovico De Luigi - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and pencil drawing on paper realized by Ludovico De Luigi in 1979.
Hand signed and titled.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Jewel Rain
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic
watercolor on paper mounted on wood panel
Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives
works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer
art dire...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel
A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning Baroque study depicts a regatta boat, a type of vessel developed in eighteenth-century Venice for the regattas organized by the Serenissima during visits by royalty and princes. We propose to link this drawing to the work of Alessandro Mauro, an artist who specialized in this type of composition, as illustrated by a drawing from him at the Metropolitan Museum.
1. Description of the boat
The greatest decorative fantasy reigns in this preparatory study, which blends mythological and exotic elements with references to ancient Egypt. Our drawing is probably an initial thought, destined to be refined and clarified later in pen and ink (as evidenced by the ink stain in the lower right). A quadriga of seahorses guided by Neptune stands at the stern of the boat, shown well above the waterline (perhaps to outline its empty volume). One of the seahorses is ridden by a newt, while Amphitrite lies at the feet of the sea god.
The center of the boat is occupied by a vast baldachin resting on four atlantes and surmounted by a figure riding an animal (a dragon?). Three figures sit beneath the canopy, one of them on a griffin-shaped seat. This allusion to Egyptian antiquity echoes the winged sun (sometimes a symbol of the god Horus, as in the temple of Edfu in Egypt) that adorns the sides of the promontory on which this baldachin rests.
Another flag-bearer figure crouches at the stern of the boat on a raised seat, on the reverse of which is a crowned mermaid whose arm, extended backwards, rests on a mascaron decorated with a radiant face (Helios?) and whose torso surmounts an elephant's head. The heads of the rowers and their oars are sketched all along the boat, whose sides are embellished with elongated naiads.
2. The Venetian regatta boats
An exhibition held in 2013 at the Ca' Rezzonico (the Venetian eighteenth-century museum) paid tribute to these regatta boats through studies and prints depicting them. The regattas organized by the Serenissima in honor of visiting princes and sovereigns were among the most spectacular ceremonies in Venice. Some important artists of the 18th century contributed to the creation of these extravagant boats which were given exotic names such as bissona, malgarota or peota.
The specialists in this field were Andrea Urbani and the brothers Alessandro and Romualdo Mauro. They were born into a family of theater decorators in Piedmont, but little is known about their detailed biography. Alessandro was the architect of the Dresden opera house and of the St. Samuel Theater in Venice (in collaboration with his brother Romualdo), but also worked as stagehand and set designer in Vienna, Rome and Turin. A drawing produced around 1737 from the Metropolitan Museum (7th photo in the gallery) bears witness to his activity as a regatta boat designer.
This drawing is a much more elaborate version than the one presented here, having been entirely reworked in brown ink. However, a figure at the bow of the boat, executed solely in black chalk, still bears witness to a technique similar to that of our drawing.
It is difficult to know whether the boat depicted in our drawing was a project for an actual boat or whether it remained in the planning stage, but the front of our boat (Neptune and the quadriga of seahorses ridden by a newt) bears several similarities to that of a parade boat depicted in the print published by Michele Marieschi entitled Regatta on the Grand Canal, between the Foscari and Balbi Palaces (last photo in the gallery). This print is dated 1741, which could confirm that our work dates from around 1740.
The area between Neptune and the quadriga that precedes him on this strange paddle-boat appears to be partially submerged, confirming that the waterline of our boat was probably intended to be much lower than the one shown in our drawing.
The Correr Museum’s collection holds one of the most important collection of engravings and drawings devoted to these specifically Venetian Baroque productions. These boats were intended to last the duration of a festival. Today, they are only documented by preparatory drawings or prints that testify to the sumptuousness of their decoration. This taste for regatta boats lasted throughout the Venetian eighteenth century, and the conception of regatta boats also attracted great masters such as Giambattista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi or Giambattista Piranesi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
