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Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting
A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting

A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting

By Amanda Immurs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...

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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Pink Tulips and Purple Morning
Pink Tulips and Purple Morning

Pink Tulips and Purple Morning

Located in Zofingen, AG

Matisse style pastel tulips in vase on kitchen table Oil pastel drawing on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 50 × 65 × 0,1 cm It is original hand drawing on 250 gsm acid-free paper...

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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting
Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting

Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Countryside Village with Church Steeple French Modern Landscape Painting Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed bottom right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 17.5 x 24....

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depictin...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Blue Stripes and Citrus Dreams
Blue Stripes and Citrus Dreams

Blue Stripes and Citrus Dreams

Located in Zofingen, AG

Oil pastel still life of wine and coffee on striped outdoor table Oil pastel drawing on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 50 × 70 × 0,1 cm It is original hand drawing on 250 gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes with a certificate of authenticity. Artworks are shipped rolled in a secure tube. This is a safe and reliable packaging method that ensures your artwork arrives in perfect condition while keeping shipping costs affordable. Bring the warmth of the French Riviera into your space with this vibrant oil pastel still life inspired by Mediterranean summer living. This artwork captures a joyful outdoor table scene featuring coffee, wine, lemons, and palm leaves arranged across bold blue and white stripes. Created in the expressive style reminiscent of Raoul Dufy, this pastel drawing celebrates color, movement, and relaxed coastal elegance. A close-up perspective from above shows hands holding glasses of red and white wine alongside heart-shaped plates filled with fresh orange slices and a dark green olive oil bottle...

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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design
A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design

A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-century Modern abstract geometric textile design (depicting a polychrome patterned design of horizontal bands and spheres in red, blue and green tones) ...

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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art

Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art

By Moses Bagel Bahelfer

Located in Surfside, FL

Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995) Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, ABS

The Church - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970

The Church - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970

By Reynold Arnould 1

Located in Roma, IT

The Church is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, Fr...

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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

“Untitled, 1946” New Hope Modernist Small Abstract Bucks County Lambertville NJ
“Untitled, 1946” New Hope Modernist Small Abstract Bucks County Lambertville NJ

“Untitled, 1946” New Hope Modernist Small Abstract Bucks County Lambertville NJ

By Louis Stone

Located in Yardley, PA

“Untitled, 1946” by Louis K. Stone (1902-1984). A strong and charming example of mid-century American modernism by one of the most important artists working in New Hope, PA. This wa...

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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative)
Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative)

Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative)

By Barbara Keidel

Located in Kansas City, MO

Barbara Keidel Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative) Mixed media, pastel on handmade, toned laid paper 1997 Size: 29.5 × 21.25 inches (75 × 54 cm) Si...

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1990s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction

Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction

By Clinton Hill

Located in New York, NY

Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache
Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache

Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Surreal Abstract Composition with Central Eye and Geometric Forms French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 23.75 x 19.75 inches (...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil
'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil

'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Bonorat' and painted circa 1980 An elegant, modernist figural painting and early work by this Sydney-based Mexican artist who studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1982-84) and, subsequently, at the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1986). STUDIES 1982-1984 Painting and Drawing Ateliers – National School of Fine Arts, Mexico City 1985-1986 Artistic Experimentation – Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico City 1986 Metal Engraving – Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo Brazil SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1986 Art Gallery of Santos Municipal Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1988 Art Gallery of Porto Alegre Municipal centre, R.S. Brazil 1991 Gallery Casa de la Cultura, Morelia Mexico 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane 1997 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Golden Trinity’, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Continuous Thread, GAFFA Gallery, Sydney GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1985 Mail Art Network Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto Japan 1987 Banespa Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo Brazil 1988 IV National Contest of Fine Arts, Cubatao Brazil 1992 NCA Gallery, Sydney 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1994/5/6 Selected for the “Fisher’s Ghost” Art...

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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills
Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.25 inches (height x...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache
Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Architectural Rhythm French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.5 inches (hei...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Stylish 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Pink and Yellow Textile Design
A Stylish 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Pink and Yellow Textile Design

A Stylish 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Pink and Yellow Textile Design

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish 1950s Mid-Century Modern abstract geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pale pink tones by famed French costume, set and fashion designer Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Artwork size: 19 x 14 1/2 inches; Unframed. Presented in an archival mat measuring 26 x 20 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. One from a series of related Modern textile designs by Andre Delfau. Please see our other 1stDibs gallery listings. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...

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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Graphite, Paper

A Striking 1930s Modern Abstract Sporting-Themed Drawing, Hockey Player (Goalie)
A Striking 1930s Modern Abstract Sporting-Themed Drawing, Hockey Player (Goalie)

A Striking 1930s Modern Abstract Sporting-Themed Drawing, Hockey Player (Goalie)

By Carl Robert Holty

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1930s Abstract Sporting-Themed Drawing of a Hockey Player (Goalie) by Notable American Modern Artist, Carl Robert Holty (1900-1973). Graphite on paper, dating from 1931. ...

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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Agony, Motif - Modern Drawing, Ink and Wax Crayon on Paper, 1946
Agony, Motif - Modern Drawing, Ink and Wax Crayon on Paper, 1946

Agony, Motif - Modern Drawing, Ink and Wax Crayon on Paper, 1946

By Arshile Gorky

Located in Roma, IT

Agony, Motif is a contemporary artwork realized by Arshile Gorky in 1946. Ink, pen and wax crayon on paper. Incudes frame: 41.5 x 38.5 Good conditions (little tears and shading of...

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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax Crayon, Ink, Pen

Composition I
Composition I

Composition I

By Werner Haypeter

Located in Kansas City, MO

"Composition I", 1984 (India) ink Signed and dated by hand Edition: Unique Size: 15.2 × 21.5 on 18.7 × 25.2 inches COA provided *Black Frame made from Composite Wood WITHOUT plex inc...

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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Vibrant Still Life With Fruit And Yellow Drapery French Modernist Gouache
Vibrant Still Life With Fruit And Yellow Drapery French Modernist Gouache

Vibrant Still Life With Fruit And Yellow Drapery French Modernist Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Vibrant Still Life With Fruit And Yellow Drapery French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 20.5 x 14 inches (height x wi...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Abstract Figurative Composition with Flowers and Yellow Ground French Gouache
Abstract Figurative Composition with Flowers and Yellow Ground French Gouache

Abstract Figurative Composition with Flowers and Yellow Ground French Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Abstract Figurative Composition with Flowers and Yellow Ground French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 18 x 21.75 inches (height...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Striking 1940s Cubist Still Life Drawing by Modern Artist Stanley Bielecky
A Striking 1940s Cubist Still Life Drawing by Modern Artist Stanley Bielecky

A Striking 1940s Cubist Still Life Drawing by Modern Artist Stanley Bielecky

By Stanley Bielecky

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking 1940s Modern cubist still life drawing by Notable Chicago and Michigan artist Stanley Bielecky. Image size: 4 x 5 inches. Archivally matted to 13 1/4 x 16 inches. Estate stamped and numbered 58, lower left. Stanley Bielecky was an Indiana artist who painted the American Scene, from the industrial factories and workers around East Chicago to the pastoral settings of Mackinac Island...

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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Czechoslovak Ballet Dancers French Modernist Poster Style Dance Painting
Czechoslovak Ballet Dancers French Modernist Poster Style Dance Painting

Czechoslovak Ballet Dancers French Modernist Poster Style Dance Painting

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Czechoslovak Ballet Dancers French Modernist Poster Style Dance Painting Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (height x...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist French Abstract Geometric Composition With Spheres Figures
Cubist French Abstract Geometric Composition With Spheres Figures

Cubist French Abstract Geometric Composition With Spheres Figures

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist French Abstract Geometric Composition With Spheres Figures Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 15.75 inches (height x width)...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Geometric Abstract Composition with Spherical Form French Modernist Watercolour
Geometric Abstract Composition with Spherical Form French Modernist Watercolour

Geometric Abstract Composition with Spherical Form French Modernist Watercolour

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Geometric Abstract Composition with Spherical Form French Modernist Watercolour Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 11.25 x 9.25 inches (he...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Stylish, Brightly Colored 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Textile Design
A Stylish, Brightly Colored 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Textile Design

A Stylish, Brightly Colored 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Textile Design

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern abstract geometric textile design (in black, yellow, blue, pale pink, red tones) by famed French costume, set and fashion designer Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Artwork size: 15 1/4 x 12 inches; Unframed. Presented in an archival mat measuring 26 x 20 inches (ready to frame). Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. One from a series of related Modern textile designs by Andre Delfau. Please see our other 1stDibs gallery listings. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...

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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper

Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.25 inches (height x ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Trees Houses And Church Tower
Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Trees Houses And Church Tower

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Trees Houses And Church Tower

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Trees Houses And Church Tower Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches (height x...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache
Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache

Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 18.75 x 12.25 inches (heig...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist French Countryside Landscape With Houses Trees And Bridge Modernist
Cubist French Countryside Landscape With Houses Trees And Bridge Modernist

Cubist French Countryside Landscape With Houses Trees And Bridge Modernist

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist French Countryside Landscape With Houses Trees And Bridge Modernist Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.25 x 25.75 inches (height...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Nude Before the Fireplace French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Nude Before the Fireplace French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

Nude Before the Fireplace French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Nude Before the Fireplace French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, right hand side Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.5 x 19.25 in...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache
Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache

Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: SStill Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 10.75 x 14.5 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Protect Nature French Modernist Environmental Poster Style Figure and Tree
Protect Nature French Modernist Environmental Poster Style Figure and Tree

Protect Nature French Modernist Environmental Poster Style Figure and Tree

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Protect Nature French Modernist Environmental Poster Style Figure and Tree Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (height...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

French Village with Steeples and Pine Trees Colourful Pastel Landscape Drawing
French Village with Steeples and Pine Trees Colourful Pastel Landscape Drawing

French Village with Steeples and Pine Trees Colourful Pastel Landscape Drawing

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Village with Steeples and Pine Trees Colourful Pastel Landscape Drawing Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments
Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments

Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.25 x 26.25 inches (heig...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1950's Modernist Signed Painting  - Interior Abstract Scene
1950's Modernist Signed Painting  - Interior Abstract Scene

1950's Modernist Signed Painting - Interior Abstract Scene

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Interior Abstract by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), signed, stamped verso original gouache painting on paper overall size: 16 x 12 inches condition: very good and ready to...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

A Bold 1940s Cubist Mural Study of a Chicago City Scene by Rudolph Weisenborn
A Bold 1940s Cubist Mural Study of a Chicago City Scene by Rudolph Weisenborn

A Bold 1940s Cubist Mural Study of a Chicago City Scene by Rudolph Weisenborn

By Rudolph Weisenborn

Located in Chicago, IL

A bold 1940s graphite on paper WPA era mural study of a Chicago city scene by Rudolph Weisenborn. Artwork size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 18 x 16 inches, Provenance: Estate of the artist. Rudolph Weisenborn was born in Strassburg, Germany in 1881, but was orphaned at the age of nine. He was taken-in by Mid-Western farmer Thomas Westaby and spent his early years in Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota. Weisenborn first attended the University of North Dakota in 1898, then the Students School of Art in Denver. Various accounts have him working out west as a gold miner and cowboy. Around 1912, he settled in Chicago and worked as a window designer for Marshall Field’s. Weisenborn is best known as the founder of the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists. The group was founded because many artists could not get their work accepted into the mainstream Art Institute shows. Weisenborn is quoted as saying that he harbored feelings of disdain for any jury and that his own paintings were frequently rejected by conservative jurors. He was also involved and helped found other radical artist’s groups such as the Salon des Refuses, Cor Ardens and Neo-Arlimusic. In 1936, he helped found the New York-based American Abstract Artist’s Group. He created the only abstract mural for the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and also worked for the Federal Arts Project in the Easel Division. His WPA murals can be found in Crane Technical High School and Nettlehorst Elementary School in Chicago, IL. In 1945, Chicago businessman Herman Spertus...

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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman
Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman

Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman

By Joyce Treiman

Located in Surfside, FL

Joyce Treiman Ink on paper, framed under glass; signed in pencil lower right; Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches; 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches frame. Joyce Wahl Treiman was an American p...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art

"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art

By Stuart Davis

Located in New York, NY

"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art Stuart Davis (American, 1892-1964) "Street Signs" Modernist gouache and traces of pencil on paper in the proto-pop art style Davis is celebrated for, 1938, signed to lower right, framed. Image: 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Frame by Bark: 18 1/2 x 22 inches. LITERATURE: A, Boyajian, M. Rutkowski, Stuart Davis, A Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. 2, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, vol. II, p. 632, no. 1232, illustrated. EXHIBITIONS: ACA Galleries, New York American Artists' Congress: Group Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Dec. 3-16, 1939 (SDAB I, 12/3/39, p. 129). Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh, Stuart Davis, Mar. 3-16, 1946. Coleman Art Gallery, Philadelphia, 5 Prodigal Sons: Former Philadelphia Artists: Ralston Crawford, Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Julian Levi, Charles Sheeler, Oct 4 - 30, 1947 (pamphlet), no. 12. PROVENANCE: The artist; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowles, New York, Apr. 3, 1956; thence by descent, Private Collection, New York. NOTES: According to the Catalogue Raissonne, "the title 'Street Signs' is recorded in the artist's account books...

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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Pencil

Sans titre

Sans titre

By Albert Chubac

Located in PARIS, FR

Magnificent abstract work on paper by Swiss artist Albert Chubac measuring 55.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm

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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Floral Abstract
1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Floral Abstract

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Floral Abstract

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Floral Abstract by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 12 x 9 inches condition: very good and ready to be e...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Still Life #1
Still Life #1

Still Life #1

By Jerry Opper

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Still Life #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 22 x 16 inches, sheet size is 24.25 x 18 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1. About the artist: Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945. Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance. Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...

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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Modern Red, Yellow, Green, & Blue Abstract Forest Landscape Watercolor Painting
Modern Red, Yellow, Green, & Blue Abstract Forest Landscape Watercolor Painting

Modern Red, Yellow, Green, & Blue Abstract Forest Landscape Watercolor Painting

By Michael Frary

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract watercolor landscape painting by Texas based artist Michael Frary. The work features an abstract view of a tree line at the edge of a river or lake that is dotted by ...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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