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Item Ships From: Europe
Untitled_Body on the Field #8 - 21st Century, Drawing, Blue, Green, Yellow
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled_Body on the Field #8, 2022
coloured pencils on paper
39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches
100 H x 70 W cm
Signed on reverse
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of th...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
$1,614 Sale Price
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Cityscape - Original Charcoal Drawingr by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
By Simon Goldberg
Located in Roma, IT
City is an original drawing in pencil realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower right.
The state of preservation is good.
Sheet dimension: 27 x 21 cm.
The a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a pen drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a little white paper.
No signature, dated on the lower right corner..
Rey...
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in Oil Pastel on paper.
Good conditions b...
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Jason
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper
Signed and titled (lower right)
84cm × 60cm (87cm × 62cm framed)
Cayford, now retired, was a graphic designer and illustrator working in London in the postwar period...
Category
1980s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Scilla, 21-st Century Italian Charcoal Drawing of a nude woman by Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This Charcoal drawing is made on toned paper with charcoal and chalk.
The drawing is framed in a wooden gold frame with passe partout behind Clarity museum glass.
The Italian artist Daniela Astone...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
Category
1920s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Fantaisies Aquatiques
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules Habert Dys (1850-1930)
Aquatic fantasies
Around 1885
Watercolor and ink on paper, heightened with "gold" gouache
27 x 20 cm
Signed lower left J. Habert-Dys
Bibliography: Decor...
Category
1880s Art Nouveau Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Mon Colonel
By Auguste Chabaud
Located in London, GB
'Mon Colonel', pencil and crayon on paper, by noted French artist, Auguste Chabaud (circa 1914-1918). A delightfully simple drawing of a French Army colonel in profile along with clo...
Category
1910s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
$410 Sale Price
40% Off
Views of Madagascar
, French School
Located in London, GB
'Views of Madagascar', gouache on paper, French School (circa 1960s). The artist depicts two views of Madagascar in a charming and naive style. The first, a farm and its fields with a significant verdant elevation in the background. The second, a villager sitting in front of his home watching...
Category
1960s Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$574 Sale Price
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"Magic recipe" Original surrealistic watercolour painting . Wall decor
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture describes creative people looking for a recipe for happiness. The artist uses impossible figures in the painting that enhance the arsthetic effect.
This motive will refresh any interior. High-quality materials were used for work.
The gallery guarantees the uniqueness and high quality of this work of art, confirmed by purchasing paintings by Sanne Bleka...
Category
2010s Futurist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century French Study of a Smiling Mythical Bust
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Study
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 19.5 (height) x 13 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition: Goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$164 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized by a french Artist in the mid-20th century.
Black and white china ink drawing depicting a woman.
Unreadable signature on the lower marg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on paper interpretation of the Raft of the Medusa by English artist Derek Carruthers. The work is signed and titled to the back of the paper.
A vivid and engaging interp...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Untitled 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Palace - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Palace is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
Pen on paper.
Good conditions and aged with foxing and cutting.
The work has been reali...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
Hand-signed on the l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
$376 Sale Price
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Seated man ; head studies, india ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Rudolf SCHLICHTER (1890-1955)
Seated man ; head studies
India ink on paper
Signed "R. Schlichter" at the bottom right
59 x 46 cm
Missing at the top l...
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
$854 Sale Price
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Arthur McArthur (1827-1892) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Busy Harbour Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric maritime scene by the artist Arthur McArthur (1827-1892) depicts a bustling harbour. The composition skilfully balances the foreground activity of boats and figures ...
Category
Late 19th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975 ca.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970.
Hand signed lower left. Date on rear,
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist Large Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Horse Pink Blue
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Horse of Hope, 122x152cm, Collaged woodblock print, acrylic ink on Somerset satin paper, 2023
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabel's own words:
Horse of Hope
The world had become a sad grey place, mud, empty plains with bleak, loveless sky as far as the eye could see. It seemed that all was lost of the old world.
Until one day a whisper began on the breeze, so quiet that you could hardly hear it. But it grew stronger and stronger until the trembled with the sound.
'The horse of hope is coming, the horse of hope is coming!'
The horse of hope had arrived, its dainty hooves tapping along the way. Where there had been nothing but emptiness the horse trod and from its feet sprung new life and hope. The world became a lush carpet under its footsteps. Up sprang greenery, pushing its tendrils to the sky. Blue irises reached out their twisted delicate petals welcoming the new life in. Strong, dark foliage grew and grew, and with this creatures began to return from their hiding places. Out from rocks and stones they came, for there was hope once again and the world buzzed with new life.
*Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free.
About Isabel Rock and her work:
Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations.
Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Still Life with Vases of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s.
Hand signed in top right corner.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
On the Air - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
$712 Sale Price
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Portrait of a Slave Ship:
Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne
Located in Amsterdam, NL
FRANÇOIS MATHURIN ADALBERT, BARON DE COURCY (1805-1839)
'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne'
Indistinctly signed lower left
Titled on the mount
Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, on paper, 24.8 x 34.6 cm
Literature:
The present watercolour will be illustrated in:
- Prof. Manuel Garcia’s projected book on the disease and the slave trade provisionally titled “Fighting the Yellow Demon of Fever: The Struggle against Disease in the Illegal Slave Trade”.
- Prof. Micael Zeuske’s forthcoming Global history of slave trade.
Exhibited:
Mexico City, 1998, Palacio Virreinal, El Barón de Courcy, illustrationes de un viaje, 1831-1833, no. 108
Note:
Baron de Courcy was in the Caribbean in late 1832 and early 1833, following his tour of Mexico in 1832, on the last leg of his “Grand Voyage...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Children 19 - Expressionism, Figurative Drawing, Black And White, Boat, Play
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Hercules vanquishing a drakaina (half‑woman, half‑serpent)
By Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Circle of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Venice 1727 – Madrid 1804)
Hercules vanquishing a drakaina (half‑woman, half‑serpent) – interpreted either as Echidna or a personified Hydra
c. ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Dessin préparatoire
By Roger Capron
Located in PARIS, FR
Preparatory pencil and acrylic drawing on kraft paper measuring 133 x 77 cm for a ceramic fresco
Pièce Unique
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil
The Brave Soldier - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The brave soldier is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper. Hand signed on the right margin.
G...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
The Motherhood - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Motherhood is an Original Drawing in pencil carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Divinity - III - China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1925 ca.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
“Divinity” is the title of this essential and enigmatic drawing by the french artist Jean Cocteau. A figure opening his arms and looking towards the sky is in the center of the scene...
Category
1920s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Academic Study
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
Signed by RA visitor Edwin Long and dated (lower right)
76cm × 57cm (88cm × 64cm framed)
Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He exhibited exten...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Watercolor Paper mid 19th Victor ADAM Zouaves French Infantry soldiers Military
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Victor ADAM known as Victor ADAM
Paris, 1801 – Viroflay, 1866
Watercolor on paper
14 x 18.5 cm (30.5 x 34.5 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “V. Adam”
Framed
Very beautiful wat...
Category
1830s Academic Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Remains (Body in the Field 21) - Contemporary, Blue, Green, 21st Century
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Remains (Body in the Field 21 ), 2022
oil on paper
16 17/32 h x 11 13/16 w in.
42 H x 30 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
1950
s Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Parisian Apartment
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper, unframed
size: 25.5 x 19.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$410 Sale Price
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Helen Steinthal (1911-1991) - 20th Century Gouache, Battle With The Phoenix
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram to the lower right. Presented in a card mount. On card.
Category
20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Vase of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right. Dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled_Body Remains on the Field - Red, Contemporary, 21st Century, Landscape
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled_Body Remains on the Field, 2022
coloured pencils on paper
39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches
100 H x 70 W cm
Signed on reverse
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Mid Century French Original Charcoal Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Charcoal Portrait of a Seated Woman
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Charcoal on artist paper
Size: 24.25 (height) x 19 (width)
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$273 Sale Price
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Walpurgis Nacht - Drawing by A. Kubin - 1920
By Alfred Kubin
Located in Roma, IT
Walpurgis Nacht is a drawing with pen and Indian ink on paper, realized by Alfred Kubin in 1920,
Hand-signed.
Provenance Zevi Collection Milan.
Included a frame.
In very good co...
Category
1920s Symbolist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Pen
Market in Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1975.
Hand signed lower right. Dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Meridional VII - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Landscape, Butterfly
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Meridional VII, 2013
Tempera on Paper
27.55 H x 39.37 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions.
The tree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Egg Tempera
20th Century French Modernist Painting Figures At The Outdoor Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Outside French Bar
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
signed pencil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 6.25 x 9.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$180 Sale Price
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Young Girl Studying at the Table - Original Signed Pencil Drawing
By Gustave Poetzsch
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Young Girl Studying at the Table
Original grey and blue pencil drawing
Signed bottom right
Stamp of the Estate auct...
Category
1890s Realist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
" 1er d
Atelier" De Yves Saint Laurent
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in CANNES, FR
Yves Saint Laurent
" 1er d'Atelier " est un dessin aquarelle , feutre, gouache et crayon de couleur
ce dessin a été réalisé pour le départ à la retraite en 1991 de Monsieur Georg...
Category
1990s Art Deco Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
Mid Century French Minimalist Ink Study of a Seated Woman
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Drawings of Interior Scene with Woman Resting in Bed
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 11.25 (height) x 8.5 (width)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$120 Sale Price
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In the Afternoon Sun - original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Nude in the Afternoon Sun, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube. Free shipping for item over $ 500 with 1stDibs code FREESHIP.
In mat and framed as they were in the February exhibition, for display purposes.
"In the Afternoon Sun" is an evocative and skillful piece that captures the interplay between light, shadow, and the human form with remarkable sensitivity. The artist’s use of ultramarine tempera on ochre paper transforms a simple moment—sunlight filtering through a window—into an artwork filled with vitality, sensuality, and rhythm.
The subject's upward-reaching gesture, with one arm stretched behind her head, creates an elegant, sinuous line that imbues the piece with energy and a sense of motion. Her relaxed expression contrasts with the dynamism of her pose, creating a balance between activity and repose. The figure’s directness, combined with the slight tilt of her head and the open nature of the pose, draws the viewer in, making her seem both vulnerable and self-assured. The intimacy of the moment is heightened by the interplay of light and shadow.
The striped patterns of light and shadow play a leading role, emphasizing the contours and textures of the body. These light effects are not only realistic but also deeply expressive, almost creating an abstract overlay that adds rhythm to the composition. The stripes of sunlight create a sense of dimensionality, as if the viewer is peering into a real scene. The interplay of warm ochre and vibrant ultramarine enhances this layered effect, making the shadows feel alive.
The artist’s loose, fluid lines lend the piece a sense of immediacy and spontaneity, suggesting that this is a fleeting, captured moment. The gestural strokes used to delineate the figure and the shadows allow the piece to feel natural and unrestrained. The figure is the undeniable focal point, with the bold ultramarine providing sharp contrast against the warm ochre. The background elements, though faintly suggested, remain unobtrusive, allowing the shadows on the body to take center stage.
The work’s focus on sunlight playing across the nude figure evokes a sense of warmth, intimacy, and sensuality. There is a tactile quality to the shadows, as if the viewer can feel the heat of the afternoon sun. The relaxed pose, combined with the tranquil mood of the sunlight, suggests a private moment of reflection or contentment. The piece feels deeply personal yet universally relatable.
The emphasis on light and its interaction with the human form recalls the Impressionist movement, particularly the works of artists like Degas and Renoir. However, the gestural modernity of the brushwork gives this piece a contemporary flair. Throughout art history, the relationship between light and the human body has fascinated artists, from Caravaggio's dramatic chiaroscuro to Matisse’s lyrical nudes. This piece situates itself within that rich tradition while bringing a fresh and immediate perspective.
"In the Afternoon Sun" is a masterful exploration of the interaction between light, shadow, and the human form, capturing both the physical and emotional warmth of a sunlit afternoon. The artist's ability to balance naturalistic detail with expressive abstraction makes this piece both visually stunning and deeply resonant. It’s a celebration of the human figure in its purest, most natural state—bathed in sunlight and alive with the rhythms of nature.
Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movement...
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Remains (Body in the Field 7) - Contemporary, Green, Grey, Blue, 21st Century
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Remains (Body in the Field 7), 2022
oil on paper (signed on reverse)
16 17/32 H x 11 13/16 W in.
42 H x 30 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
20th Century French Painting Figures In Waiting Room Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$324 Sale Price
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Dances - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dances is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good condition.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an ...
Category
1960s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Collioure Harbour, French 1950
s Modernist Colorful Painting
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Collioure, France
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper, unframed
size: 13 x 19.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed.
provena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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Self Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Lady - Original Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lady is an original China Ink and watercolor Drawing realized by a european artist of the late-19th century.
Good condition on a little cream colored cardboard.
No sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Seated Nude
Located in London, GB
Charcoal and pastel on paper
Signed and titled (lower right)
51cm × 38cm (63cm × 49cm framed)
Cayford, now retired, was a graphic designer and illustrator working in London in the p...
Category
1980s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Fine 1900’s English Watercolour Painting Lady by Cottage Steps Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Steps
By Gunn Gwennet (British early 1900’s)
signed watercolor painting on paper mounted in a frame.
framed: 21 x 18 inches
Image: 14 x 9.75 inches
provenance: private co...
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life with Fruits - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1978.
Hand signed lower left. Dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1965.
Hand signed lower left. Dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
