Gouache Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude male torso with washes of light aqua/sage green and accents of neon pink oil pastel. This is a part of Shap's '80s Interiors...

Signed lower right, 'Gallo Giovanni' for Giovanni Gallo (Italian, 20th century) and dated 1954. Titled lower left, 'Eseguito a Pompei, 'Trionfo di Bacco'' (Done in Pompeii, 'Triumph...

Blue and grey with peach abstracted figurative painting in neutral cool colors from Kim Frohsin's "Figures WIth Edges" series. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—fr...

Signed lower left, 'Marguerite Bordet' (French, 1909-2014) and painted circa 1965. Titled, on old label, 'Le Modele'. Previously with: Crocker Galleries, CA From an early age, Marguerite Bordet avidly pursued both drawing and painting. In the late 1930's and early '40s, she attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris where she studied with the sculptor, Antoniucci Volti (Italian, 1915-1989). After several years, and feeling increasingly disconnected with the academic atmosphere of the Salon, she left to develop her independent artistic style. Bordet's first public exhibition took place at the Galerie Claude (1947) and, for the next forty years, she continued to exhibit widely with success, both throughout France and internationally, including in Cairo (1955), Geneva (1960) and the United States (1966). A 1962 exhibition of her work showed a thematic rejection of the Academy's influence and the artist's shift to a more personal and spiritually driven style. Bordet continued to take frequent study trips to Italy, especially to Florence, where she was inspired by the Renaissance Masters. She also visited England (1975-76) where the works of J.M.W.Turner and John Martin at the Tate Museum had a pronounced impact on her development. In an interview with Hervé Serane, Marguerite Bordet described her artistic process in these words: "I start my painting with spots. Sometimes I cover it completely and everything is dark. But then it's stronger than me, I can't bear that there isn't an opening. Immediately, I place a Light. I need the shadow to bring out the Light. So I start with the shadow to create this Light. I cannot define why I need this Light so much. It's stronger than me. It's something that dominates me without my being able to explain it intellectually. It is for me an absolute necessity to seek the Light in the darkness.. You have to open like you open a window. You have to reveal. I remove the stains that obscure my painting to find the luminous background of the canvas.... I only paint with transparent colors and I apply several layers of glaze to preserve this light." Partial Exhibition Record: 1947 Paris, Galerie Claude 1951 Paris, Galerie Breteau - Cairo, Galerie Adam - Alexandria, l'Atelier 1954 Paris, Galerie Simone Bdinier 1955 Cairo, l'Atelier 1959 Paris, Galerie A. Weil 1960 Geneva, Galerie Motte 1962 Paris, Marignan Gallery 1964 Paris, Ror Volmar Gallery 1966 San Rafael (U.SA) International Museum 1966 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Castle Gallery...

Genre: German Expressionist Subject: Woman Medium: gouache paint Surface: Paper board This is hand signed lower right. Framed it measures 17.25 X 15.5, sheet 12 X 10 This came from ...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude man crouching. Be...

Claude GAVEAU Soft Rock : Sleeping Model on Red Background Original gouache painting Handsigned in ink On thick paper 50 x 65 cm (c. 19.6 x 25.5 inch) Very good condition

Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman laying sideways with washes of tea...

'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in good vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...

Drawn from life this model is obviously at ease which has allowed Angela to present a relaxed and subtle figurative work. Her colors are warm and this is a beautiful, graceful piece....

Late 20th Century watercolour on paper of a naked female figure before an open window. Signed bottom right but as yet not deciphered. Presented in carved, white painted wood frame. ...

Pointillist Female Reclining Nude by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 11 x 7...

A rare and exquisite gouache and watercolor painting of Jane Marnac by renowned Art Deco artist Charles Gesmar. The artwork features a topless Jane Marnac in an elegant, oversized ha...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Enigmatic doubl...

Margaret Stanley Thomson (British, 1891 - 1975) Venus a la Coquille Gouache / watercolour on paper Signed with monogram ‘OTS’ (lower left) 13.1/2 x 9.3/4 in. (34.3 x 24.5 cm.)

Art Deco/Cubist rendition of two Black Men with Muscular Bodies in an artistically formal pose with shovels and pitchforks. The work is executed in an Art Deco/Cubist style. Titled ...

Bruno Surdo Self Love, 2017 charcoal on paper 20h x 20w in 50.80h x 50.80w cm BRS026 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2023 New Work, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 20...

Keep thee from evil women, an original design for the planned, but unpublished series of American Weekly covers, 'The Book of Proverbs', watercolor and gouache, signed lower right, ...

Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Crouching nude man with a mustache...

Baigneuse dans un cours d'eau by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Gouache on paper 49.5 x 36 cm (19 ¹/₂ x 14 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower left, manzana - Pissarro This work is accom...

A beautiful example of the Japanese art form known as shunga, this sensual work depicts woman exploring her sexuality. Hand-painted on paper with splashes of vivid gouache color, the...

The current work was most likely a commercial assignment for a bra and girdle advertisement in a women's magazine, and perhaps even in Vogue or Harper's Bazaar. It features Gruau's ...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant sketch of sitting nude woman with yellow blanket. 2...

Original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman reclining in a turban in washes o...

Signed, "A Rackham" lower right Sotheby's New York Housed in an elegant , hi-end frame with museum glass. Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators fr...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude woman with black hair with orange, green a...

Title: Mid Century French School Reclining Nude Figure Gouache Painting Medium: Gouache on paper, unframed Size: 14.5 x 18.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collection C...

Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...

Title:French Cubist Modernist Still Life Kettle Bottle Sieve Gouache Acrylic Medium: Gouache and acrylic on artist paper, unframed Size: 27.5 x 20 inches (height x width) Signed low...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Stunning sketch of a nude with washes of aqua and pink. This is a part of Shap's '80s Interiors...

Title: Mid Century French Cubist Seated Female Nude Interior Figure Study Medium: Gouache and mixed media on artists paper unframed Size: 27.5 x 19.75 inches (height x width) Proven...

Original gouache and ink nude figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Torso of man with arm raised in moody washes o...

"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of torso of a nude man. B...

Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a Chased Water-Gilded Frame. Framed Dimensions: 23¼ x 19 x ¾ Inches An elegant fi...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man with a bandana in tones of brown and a...

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri and Stephen De...

Drawn from life this model is obviously at ease which has allowed Angela to present a relaxed and subtle figurative work. Her colors are warm and this is a beautiful, graceful piece....

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude ...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude man with his hand...

Blue and grey with peach abstracted figurative painting in neutral cool colors from Kim Frohsin's "Figures WIth Edges" series. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—fr...

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Signed with brush name, upper left, 'Francois' and titled, upper right, 'Paris'. A delicate figural study by this well-listed and exhibited French Post-Impressionist who made Califo...

Title: Mid Century Modernist Reclining Nude Figure Oil Pastel Medium: Oil pastel and wash on artist paper, unframed Size: 22.5 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private col...

Gouache on paper. Unique work. Signed and titled by the artist lower right "The intimate and the unspeakable are present, and I make sure to maintain areas of tension and rest to ...

Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. A haunting and atmospheric figural watercolor showing a young woman ...

John La Farge The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World, 1865 Initialed and dated lower right Gouache, watercolor and black chalk on illustration board 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches P...

François FLAMENG Paris 1856 - 1923 Diana the Huntress floating in the clouds, fan project 1893 Watercolor and gouache on wove paper Signed and dated lower right 25 x 70 cm sheet (le...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...

Gouache on paper. Unique work. Signed and titled by the artist lower right "The intimate and the unspeakable are present, and I make sure to maintain areas of tension and rest to ...

Wayne Ensrud, American (1934 - ) - Reclining Woman I, Year: 1980, Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

A eye-catching study by Cyril Fradan, depicting a nude figure climbing into a beautiful freestanding bath. The scene has been painted in all shades o...

Viktor Vassine (1919-1997) Mid 20th century, gouache on paper. Monogrammed to the lower right. Mounted in a slim black frame behind glass. On paper. Image size: 18.5 x 27cm.

"Afternoon Light" is an original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ron...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude man with washes of red and orange. 24x18 i...

2 Nue Numa Sela Benjamin Silva, Brazilian (1927) Date: 1967 Gouache on Paper, signed Size: 28 x 21 in. (71.12 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 20 inches

Gouache on paper. Unique work. Signed and titled by the artist lower right "The intimate and the unspeakable are present, and I make sure to maintain areas of tension and rest to ...

Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...

Evocative figurative abstract in florescent hues by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Signed lower right corner and dated "Louis E Nadalini 88" on verso. Unframed. Louis Nadali...

Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...