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Period: 20th Century
Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957
Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957

Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957

By Eliane Diverly

Located in Roma, IT

Satan Dieu du 5 Juin 1957 is an original artwork realized by Éliane Diverly in 1957. Mixed colored watercolor glued on cardboard. Include passe-partout: 60 x 41.7 cm Hand-signed a...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mother and Child Mixed Media Artwork, Charcoal Oil Spray Paint on Plywood
Mother and Child Mixed Media Artwork, Charcoal Oil Spray Paint on Plywood

Mother and Child Mixed Media Artwork, Charcoal Oil Spray Paint on Plywood

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Unknown School. Second half of the mid-20th Century. Charcoal, Oil Paint & Spray Paint On Plywood Panel. Signed Indistinctly. Image size 26.8 inches x 21.7 inches ( 68cm x 55cm )....

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Plywood, Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint

The Horseman: Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 1960s, Ed. 33
The Horseman: Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 1960s, Ed. 33

The Horseman: Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 1960s, Ed. 33

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

The Horseman is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s. Ink and watercolor on paper. Monogrammed in the lower left margin and numbered edition above , 33. Fre...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Paper

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme

By Jean Hélion

Located in Paris, IDF

Veil Homme 1947 drawing 26,9 x 21 x 0,1 cm Registered on the catalogue raisonné with inventory number : N°0252 cat. B sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October ...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Sleeping - Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1989

Sleeping - Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1989

By Anthony Roaland

Located in Roma, IT

Sleeping is an original Drawing in Pencil artwork realized by Antony Roland. Good conditions. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composit...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Woman - Original Drawing by Saul Milliet - 20th century

Woman - Original Drawing by Saul Milliet - 20th century

Located in Roma, IT

Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Saul Milliet (1844-1920). Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (63x50 cm). No signature.

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

The Lamp - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century

The Lamp - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century

By Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Located in Roma, IT

The Lamp is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged ...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

The Portrait Of A Boy is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower on the rear. ...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s

Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Ink and Charcoal on paper. Good conditions ...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink

Portrait of a Young Man, 20th Century Graphite on Paper

Portrait of a Young Man, 20th Century Graphite on Paper

By James Stroudley

Located in London, GB

James Stroudley 1906 -1985 Portrait of a Young Man Graphite on paper Image size: 18 x 16 inches James Stroudley was born in London on 17 June 1906, the son of James Stroudley, showcard and ticket writer. He studied at Clapham School of Art (1923-27) and then at the Royal College of Art (1927-30), where his teachers included Alan Gwynne-Jones and William Rothenstein. As a recipient of the first Abbey Scholarship he was able to spend three years in Italy from 1930, where he absorbed the influences of Giotto and Piero della Francesca, and produced one of the last wholly satisfying decorative cycles by a Rome Scholar of the period. From 1934, he exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, and was elected to its membership in the following year. From the Second World War – in which he worked with the Camouflage Unit – Stroudley taught at St Martin’s School of Art and was a visiting lecturer at the Royal Academy Schools. Though he continued to live in London, his later work, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1955, indicated regular painting trips to Kent and Sussex coasts. However, much of his later work was abstract. In 1971, his former student, Peter Coker...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

My Best Girl
My Best Girl

My Best Girl

By Jules Erbit

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 26.50" x 18.50" Signature: Signed Middle Right Date: 1949

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Board, Pastel

Man Figure - Black China Ink Drawing- 20th Century

Man Figure - Black China Ink Drawing- 20th Century

By Antonio Vangelli

Located in Roma, IT

"Man Figure" is an original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper , signed and dated by Antonio Vangelli (1917-2003), on the lower right. Good conditions. Sheet dimension: 28 x 22.5 cm. This is an original drawing representing a model and showing a very rapid line and a synthetic touch with all the dignity of an autonomous artwork. Antonio Vangelli (1917-2003): Descending from a family of painters, sculptors and architects and son of Emidio Vangelli, Antonio Vangelli was born in Rome in 1917. In the Thirties he joined the artistic environment of the capital where he made his debut with the publication of some drawings in the literary magazines "Lettere Oggi" and "Risorgimento". Take part in the first exhibition organized by the "Free Association of Figurative Arts" in the late thirties. In the years of the second post-war period, his artistic maturity led him to create works inspired by the industrial landscape and in the 1960s he created some decorations on ceramic vases with the casting technique. At the beginning of the seventies he met the painter Antonio Vacca, an artist with whom he made a deep friendship, and together they travel to New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and in the Renaissance setting of the Villa San Carlo Borromeo...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940
Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940

Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940

By Simon Goldberg

Located in Roma, IT

Gloom is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. The state of preservation is very good. aSheet dim...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

"Nursing Mother" Ink Sketch
"Nursing Mother" Ink Sketch

"Nursing Mother" Ink Sketch

By Gustav Likan 1

Located in Austin, TX

By Gustav Likan 7" x 7" Ink on Paper 1944 Framed Size: 16" x 15.5" This intimate piece depict a mother nursing her infant. This piece is part of Likan's portrayals of his wife Barb...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Located in Austin, TX

A calligraphy portrait painting of a woman by Tatsuya Nakamoto. Nakamoto is a postwar & contemporary artist from Japan. Calligraphy on paper Dimensions: 9" x 9" Framed Size: 14.25" x...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Man, Symbolist Drawing in Pencil on Laid Paper, 1920s

Portrait of a Man, Symbolist Drawing in Pencil on Laid Paper, 1920s

By Armand Point

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Attributed to Armand Point (1860–1932) Portrait of a Man Pencil on paper, 15.3 x 11 cm Monogram upper right: interlaced "AP" Provenance: Private collection This expressive portra...

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Symbolist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Pencil

Early 20th Century Pastel - Edwardian Girl
Early 20th Century Pastel - Edwardian Girl

Early 20th Century Pastel - Edwardian Girl

Located in Corsham, GB

This compelling portrait depicts an Edwardian girl against a blue background. The artist captures her soft facial features and long brown hair in fine detail. Her white ruffle dress...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of Old Cowboy Holding Rifle, Cover for Zane Grey's Majesty's Rancho
Portrait of Old Cowboy Holding Rifle, Cover for Zane Grey's Majesty's Rancho

Portrait of Old Cowboy Holding Rifle, Cover for Zane Grey's Majesty's Rancho

By Murray Tinkelman

Located in Miami, FL

Besides his insightful characterizations of American Life, legendary Illustrator Murray Tinkelman's contribution to art history is his unique style. Each work is composed of thousan...

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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil

Cat Nap - Study for "Anticipation"
Cat Nap - Study for "Anticipation"

Cat Nap - Study for "Anticipation"

By Will Barnet

Located in Miami, FL

Cat Nap on the steps captured by realist painter Will Barnet. This is more than just a preliminary study; it's polished and precise, which allows it to stand on its own. In person, i...

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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Cuban Artist  - Caricature of Adolphe Menjou Debonair Devil
Cuban Artist  - Caricature of Adolphe Menjou Debonair Devil

Cuban Artist - Caricature of Adolphe Menjou Debonair Devil

Located in Miami, FL

Framed Cuban Artist/Caricaturist Conrado Walter Massaguer presents Hollywood star Adolphe Menjou in a satirical dual portrait. In the foreground, the subject is seen in a dapper top hat, tux, fashionable cigarette and boutonnière, and is shown as being the epitome of being stylishly debonair. To make a larger point about this subject, Massaguer paints a cast shadow of Menjou as a burning red devil who studies his alter ego from above. Keeping with the artist's sarcasm, we see the good and bad in one image. Works by Massaguer are rare and this work is in keeping with his signature style. This work was most likely done on assignment for Life Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker or Vanity Fair. Signed upper right. Inscribe lower right. Titled on verso. Unframed, Slight bend to board; toning to board; scattered faint foxing; pin point abrasions to margins, not affecting image. 19-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches board size. Conrado Walter Massaguer y Diaz was a Cuban artist, political satirist, and magazine publisher. He is considered a student of the Art Nouveau. He was the first caricaturist in the world to broadcast his art on television.He was first caricaturist to exhibit on Fifth Avenue. He was the first caricaturist in the world to exhibit his caricatures on wood. He, and his brother Oscar, were the first magazine publishers in the world to use photolithographic printing. Self portrait of Conrado Walter Massaguer, depicted on a carrousel ride, with the devil over his left shoulder and an angel over his right. (1945) He created the magazine Social with his brother Oscar to showcase Cuban artistic talent. The duo later created the magazine Carteles, which became for a period the most popular magazine in Cuba, which was purchased by Miguel Ángel Quevedo in 1953. In his life, he met and drew caricatures of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, the King of Spain, and many others.[ In sum total, he was the author of more than 28 thousand caricatures and drawings.Ernest Hemingway once had to refrain himself from punching Massaguer in the face after the artist drew an unflattering caricature of him. The dictator Gerardo Machado, however, did not punch Massaguer for his own unflattering caricature - he had the artist deported. He was one of the most internationally renowned Cuban artists of his day, and his art is still regularly featured in galleries across the Western Hemisphere and Europe. Early life Massaguer was born on October 18, 1889, in Cárdenas, Cuba.[In 1892, his family moved to Havana. When the Cuban War of Independence broke out, Massaguer's family escaped the country. From 1896 to 1908, he lived in Mérida, Mexico. However, during this time, his parents enrolled him in the New York Military Academy, where he stayed during school years. In 1905, after graduating the military academy, he briefly attended the San Fernando school in Havana, where he was tutored by Ricardo de la Torriente and Leopoldo Romañach. In 1906, less than a year later, he returned to the family home in Mexico. Career as artist Early career While living in Yucatán, Mexico, Massaguer published his first caricatures in local newspapers and magazines. These included La Campana, La Arcadia, and the Diario Yucateco. In 1908, he moved back to Havana. After returning to the island in 1908, Massaguer began mingling with Havana's aristocratic circles, forming close friendships with some of the city's most powerful and influential men, as well as winning the favor of many women who were quickly charmed by him. Massaguer, largely self-taught, honed his style using the avant-garde techniques he studied from the European and American magazines that were widely available in Cuba at the time. Cover of the immensely popular Cuban magazine El Figaro, drawn by Massaguer in 1909. This cover depicts two bumbling, incompetent American tourists to the island. He started drawing for El Fígaro, and was featured prominently on the cover in 1909. After two years of refining his craft, Havana announced a poster contest aimed at attracting North American tourists to stay in the city during the winter months. Notable figures like Leopoldo Romañach, Armando Menocal, Rodríguez Morey, Jaime Valls, and others also entered the competition. The jury was particularly impressed by the modern execution and creative solution of one piece, signed by Massaguer, who was relatively unknown at the time. The jury deliberations caused a great controversy.[5] The prize was ultimately awarded to the Galician painter Mariano Miguel, who had recently married the daughter of Nicolás Rivero, the wealthy owner of the conservative newspaper Diario de la Marina. Although Massaguer received only an honorable mention, the fraud scandal caused such an uproar that his name quickly entered the public spotlight, and he became an overnight sensation. In 1910, he became co-owner of the advertising agency Mercurio, with Laureano Rodríguez Castells. At Mercurio, he led the Susini cigar campaign, and earned substantial wealth. Massaguer has been described as a restless man, in both mind and body.After earning enough money from his art to begin traveling, he was almost always doing so. He constantly traveled between New York City and Havana, Mexico and France, Europe and the Americas. In 1911, his reputation among the Havana socialites solidified when he organized his own first public caricature exhibit, and also the first Caricature Salon ever held in the Americas, hosted at Athenaeum of Havana (the Ateneo), and the Círculo de La Habana. Other exhibitors here included Maribona, Riverón, Portell Vilá, Valer, Botet, Barsó, García Cabrera, Carlos Fernández, Rafael Blanco, and Hamilton de Grau. "Messaguer Visits Broadway." Caricatures of theatrical and literary figures. Elsie Janis, Raymond Hitchcock, S. Jay Kaufman (columnist), Ibanez, author of The Four Horsemen, and Frances White In 1912, in the New York American Journal, he published his first Broadway drawings. From 1913 to 1918, he was an editor for Gráfico. Social Main article: Social (magazine) Cover of the magazine Social, July 7, 1923 In 1916, he created the magazine Social with his brother, Oscar H. Massaguer. Social's contributors included Guillén Carpentier, Chacón y Calvo, Enrique José Varona and others.Social has been described as Massaguer's great love in the magazine industry, and was the property that historians say he cared the most about. Social was an innovative magazine, being the first magazine in the world to use a modern printing process called photolithographic printing. Social set cultural trends, not only in the fashion of Cuba, but in art, politics, and Cuban identity.[11] Social catered to a certain aesthetic in Cuba - that of the sophisticated elite socialite - but Massaguer would also use this magazine to ridicule and jibe against that same class of society when he found their personalities worthy of his contempt. In Social, readers could find a variety of content, including short stories, avant-garde poetry, art reviews, philosophical essays, and serialized novels, as well as articles on interior design, haute couture, and fashion. Occasionally, the magazine also featured reports on sports such as motor racing, rowing, tennis, and horse riding.The cultural promotion efforts of both Massaguer and Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring are evident in the magazine. Notably, this period overlaps with their involvement in the Minorista Group, which was then at the forefront of the country's intellectual life.[5] Many contributors were devoted members of the group, leading some experts to consider Social as the cultural voice of the Minoristas. One of the features of Social magazine was its section called "Massa Girls," which was a play on his own name, and pronounced with a glottal 'g' in a similar fashion to the letter in Massaguer.[12] Massaguer drew women as independent and free-thinking, and never drew the woman celebrity as a caricature of herself, but as a free agent surrounded by caricatures.[11] However, Massaguer himself has been described as a womanizer in his personal life, and hesitant to fully embrace every facet of women's liberation. In 1916, he also established la Unión de Artes Gráficas and the advertising agency Kesevén Anuncios.[9] The art critic Bernardo González Barroa wrote: “Massaguer has solved the problem of working hard, living comfortably off what his art produces and not missing any artistic, sporting or social event. His broad, childish laugh, of a carefree individual who carries his luck hidden in a pocket, appears everywhere for the moment, disguising the pranks of pupils that lurk, mock and, finally, flash with satisfaction at finding the characteristic point after having analyzed a soul... Massaguer's personality is beginning to solidify now. He has been the best-known and most popular caricaturist for a long time, but his technique had not reached the security, the mastery of values that he presents in his latest works, which is very natural and explainable”[5] Carteles Main article: Carteles Cover of the magazine Carteles, November 29, 1931 In 1919, Massaguer and his brother created the magazine Carteles.[9] Carteles gained the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America, and the most popular magazine in Cuba for a time, until that title was claimed by Revista Bohemia. Carteles remained in print until July 1960.This magazine showcased Cuban commerce, art, sports, and social life before the revolution. In 1924, Carteles took a more political turn, with articles criticizing Gerardo Machado's government. it became a prime example of the humor and graphic design employed by artists like Horacio Rodríguez Suria and Andrés García...

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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

L'enigme
L'enigme

L'enigme

By André Masson

Located in LE HAVRE, FR

André MASSON (1896-1987) The enigma, 1975 ink drawing Dimensions: 47.8 x 35cm Signed lower right Provenance: Louise Leiris Gallery, Paris Paper in perfect condition. FREE period ...

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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Latin American Art Ink Drawing Mario Perez Nachimiento Argentina Modernist
Latin American Art Ink Drawing Mario Perez Nachimiento Argentina Modernist

Latin American Art Ink Drawing Mario Perez Nachimiento Argentina Modernist

By Mario Perez

Located in Surfside, FL

Mario Segundo Perez Argentine, 1960–2018 Nachimiento Ink on Paper Dimensions: 7.5 X 9.75 with frame. sheet is 5 X 7 Does not appear to be signed on front (not examined out of frame. might be signed verso) Provenance: The Estate of Theodore A Bonin (Ted Bonin was a principal in Alexander and Bonin, a New York gallery known for its diverse slate of conceptual artists. He started at Marlborough gallery London in the 60s, then in partnership with Brooke Alexander. In its stable were a host of esteemed artists: Willie Cole, Rita McBride, John Ahearn, Paul Thek, Doris Salcedo, Eugenio Dittborn, Dalton Paula, and Rigoberto Torres, Mona Hatoum and Emily Jacir.) Mario Pérez was born in San Juan, Argentina in 1960. The second of seven children, and the son of a housepainter. He obtained his degree in Visual Arts at Universidad Nacional de San Juan in Argentina. A draughtsman and painter. His style was magic realist or fantastic realism In 2003, Pérez was the recipient of a Pollock Krasner Foundation grant, one of his greatest achievements. He also had the honor of being part of the National Exhibition “200 Years-200 Masters of Argentinean Art”, commemorating the country’s bicentennial. Mario has won international distinctions such as the Cecilia Grierson Award at the Salón Nacional de Pintura in La Plata in 1992; the Marco A. Roca Award at the Salón Pro-Arte, Córdoba, also in 1992; and the first prize in the LXXXVIII Salón Nacional de Pintura in Buenos Aires in 1999. His art often features tiny figures in immense landscapes, and unique backgrounds. It has elements of Conceptual art. His work has been regularly featured in leading auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York, and private and public collections. The magic realism of Mario Segundo Pérez is characteristic of a chiefly Latin-American concept in painting, literature and film that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into an otherwise realistic scenario. Coined in the 1940s by Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier, the term often is used when referring to the Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Márquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. Influences include Frida Kahlo and George Tooker. He was in shows with Ana Fabry and Eduardo Esquivel. Paintings by Pérez are included in numerous private and public collections, including the Ciudad Casa de Gobierno (the Buenos Aires City Hall); the University of Miami School of Architecture, and the College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) at Florida International University. He has been in shows with Juan Cardenas, Anna Mercedes Hoyos, Ignacio Iturria, Alejandro Obregon, Domingo Ravenet, Arnaldo Roche, Edgar Negret, Fidelio Ponce de Leon, Ricardo Martinez, Damian Gonzalez, Jorge Jimenez Deredia, Victor...

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Conceptual 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo
Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo

Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo

By Arcangelo Salimbeni

Located in Florence, IT

Il disegno, matita su carta 32 x 22.5 cm, raffigura una figura femminile che indossa un vestito con le maniche corte e la gonna che lascia intravedere le gambe, distesa su un fianco,...

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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Boleslaw Cybis (1895-1957). Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Indian Negro Series, image #8 of 18 unique image that comprise the drawing series. Conte on paper, sheet measures 18 x 23 inches. Signed by the artist some years after its creation in blue ink, lower left, ca. 1950's. The sheet is hinged at top margin, not glued down to backing board. The sheet has an encircled 1 notation on back signifying that it is the first of 9 images selected for the lithographic series. Provenance: Cybis Archive. This original drawing was created in 1939-40 during an extensive visit to the Southwest US. The artist created 18 portraits and titled the series "Indian Negro Serie". Of the 18 images, only 9 were selected to be included in a limited edition lithographic series some 30 years after creation. 1000 editions were printed. This is the original drawing upon which one of the images is based, and is thus unique. Of the 18 original drawings, 2 are owned by the polish government, 5 are in our collection and the other 11 are whereabouts unknown. The artist and his wife opened a porcelain factory in the 1950's, Cybis Studios. The only non-porcelain retail offering from the Cybis studio was a 1970s art issue called the Folio One. This was a limited edition reproduction series taken from nine conté drawings of Native Americans made by Boleslaw Cybis in 1939. Conté is the name of a type of crayon made of compressed charcoal or graphite mixed with wax or clay. The artist Georges Seurat was particularly fond of using conté for his drawings. Boleslaw Cybis was fascinated by the Native American (then typically referred to as American Indian) culture and peoples. This may seem odd when you consider that much of his ceramic-based works were distinctly Rococo and/or Old World European in style….a pretty stark contrast, I’d say! But Cybis was nothing if not eclectic in his tastes. The originals were reproduced as color lithographs, in an edition of 1000, in 1970. This meant “1000 of each individual print.” At present its original issue pricing is unknown, but a Spring 1972 dealer price list shows the full set of nine at $500. Individual prints could also be purchased at either $50 (for Comanche, Shoshone, or Apache) or $65 (for any of the other six)… representing a $40 savings when buying the entire folio at once versus singly. The Spring 1981 price list is the final one that shows the Folio One set for sale, still at the same price ($500) as it was a decade earlier. Individual prints are not available on that list. According to the 1979 Cybis catalog text “Each of the 12″ x 20″ prints is hand-numbered on heavy Beckett rag-content paper, with a specially designed validating hallmark in the lower right-hand corner, and carries an accompanying page with a brief tribal history.” The hallmark is blind-embossed, not surface printed. However, the Spring 1972 dealer price list cited above described the prints as being 17″ x 23″ in size. Checking past auction listings for the set, the actual prints are indeed 17″ x 23″, which means that the 12″ x 20″ size probably refers to the image area. The overall size of the set’s burlap-covered box is 18.5″ x 24.5″. These nine portraits represent seven different tribes: the Comanche, Shoshone, Taos, Apache, Hopi, Mohave, and Yuma. A bit of trivia is that only two of those tribes (Apache and Shoshone) were featured within the modern studio’s North American Indians porcelain...

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Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Art Deco Vogue Magazine Illustration
Art Deco Vogue Magazine Illustration

Art Deco Vogue Magazine Illustration

By Edouard Garcia Benito

Located in Miami, FL

Art Deco "Mademoiselle X" story illustration for Vogue February 1, 1934, watercolor and ink, reverse signed in pencil "Benito for Madame X," pencil inscription "Feb.1, 1934 / Page 51 / 316," accompanied by corresponding issue of Vogue magazine...

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Art Deco 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene
Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 ink drawing on artist paper, unframed Drawing size: ...

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English School 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting
K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting

K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This early 20th-century mixed media by K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner of Vienna depicts a respectable family within a neoclassical garden setting. With the advent of photography, afflue...

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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Photographic Paper

Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian

Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian

Located in London, GB

Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935' Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm) Original oak frame An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century. ...

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Art Deco 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Winged Putti
Winged Putti

Winged Putti

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...

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American Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Halston , Vogue Magazine Illustration, Italy
Halston , Vogue Magazine Illustration, Italy

Halston , Vogue Magazine Illustration, Italy

By Antonio Lopez

Located in Miami, FL

Signature: Published Vogue Italy Client Halston Double Signature Signed lower right Antonio Also signed Halston Graphic remarks were written in pencil by Halston. work is elegantly m...

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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a young woman, drawing
André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a young woman, drawing

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a young woman, drawing

By André Eugène Costilhes

Located in Paris, FR

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a young woman pencil on paper 30.5 x 20 cm In quite good condition Traces of folding in the upper left-hand corner. Lower right corn...

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Symbolist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A young woman sewing, drawing
André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A young woman sewing, drawing

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A young woman sewing, drawing

By André Eugène Costilhes

Located in Paris, FR

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) A young woman sewing bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil on paper 30.5 x 20 cm In quit...

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Symbolist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Livy. 1958, paper, pastel, 39x34 cm. Signed.
Livy. 1958, paper, pastel, 39x34 cm. Signed.

Livy. 1958, paper, pastel, 39x34 cm. Signed.

By Albert Goltjakov

Located in Riga, LV

Albert Goltyakov (1924-2016) Born in a family of workers. Studied at the Krasnoselsk Technical School of Artistic Metal Processing (1948-52), graduated from the LVMA Department of ...

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Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Portrait of Stuart Egnal as a Young Man
Portrait of Stuart Egnal as a Young Man

Portrait of Stuart Egnal as a Young Man

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Mary Billingsly Portrait of artist, Stuart Egnal, 1959. Oil crayon on paper, image measures 8 x 11 inches. Framed measurement, 12 x 15 inches. Signed with artist monogram lower...

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Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon

Portrait of a Mother and Child by Tsuguharu Foujita
Portrait of a Mother and Child by Tsuguharu Foujita

Portrait of a Mother and Child by Tsuguharu Foujita

By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita

Located in New Orleans, LA

Tsuguharu Foujita 1886-1968 Japanese-French Portrait of a Mother and Child Signed “Foujita / Paris” (lower left) Ink and watercolor on paper An artistic luminary well ahead of his time, Tsuguharu Foujita burst onto the international art scene in the early 20th century as one of the most important artists in early Japanese modernism...

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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Roman Bath Pencil Drawing, Modern Style, Circa 1960s, Framed
The Roman Bath Pencil Drawing, Modern Style, Circa 1960s, Framed

The Roman Bath Pencil Drawing, Modern Style, Circa 1960s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'The Roman Bath', pencil on art paper (circa 1960s), School of Rome. Three broad-shouldered men make their way through the sultry corridors of the Hammam in...

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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Portrait of a Man, c. 1943 Pencil on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches FRAMED: 13 x 11 inches (approx.) This sketch comes direct...

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Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Harper's Bazaar Mid Century Fashion Illustration, Watercolor on Board
Harper's Bazaar Mid Century Fashion Illustration, Watercolor on Board

Harper's Bazaar Mid Century Fashion Illustration, Watercolor on Board

By Mario Zamparelli

Located in Miami, FL

The present work, Harper's Bazaar Mid Century Fashion Illustration, was done on assignment, most likely for a major women's magazine, such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, or Cosmopolitan ...

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Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene
Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 ink drawing on artist paper, unframed Drawing siz...

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English School 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Elegant Couple, Good Housekeeping Illustration
Elegant Couple, Good Housekeeping Illustration

Elegant Couple, Good Housekeeping Illustration

By McClelland Barclay

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1934 Medium: Charcoal on Paper Dimensions: 34.00" x 25.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration: Elegant couple considers floor plan drawn in the sand. “Benda finished explaining the house plan she had drawn in the sand. ‘But, Benda,’ Don said, examining it, ‘the place is not complete. Haven't you forgotten something?’ ‘That's all... I'm sure... Don,’ she answered softly.” Story illustration: “Between the Owl's Nest and a Rift in the Clouds”, author: Clara Hood Rugel, Good Housekeeping...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Flora  Scottish Female Illustrator  Glasgow Girls  Pre-Raphaelites
Flora  Scottish Female Illustrator  Glasgow Girls  Pre-Raphaelites

Flora Scottish Female Illustrator Glasgow Girls Pre-Raphaelites

Located in Miami, FL

Annie French was part of the Glasgow Girls group of artists and illustrators who worked in a delicate, feminine, and detailed Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite style. This work, "Flora," is masterfully rendered and decorated with sumptuous floral patterns in the most detailed way. It is signed twice in the upper right quadrant. The mat has a hand-painted decorative border. The work presents better in person, and the viewer can marvel at the minute detail. The Video is overexposed and light and not representative of color. Use still...

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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Fine Native American Mother With Child Watercolor by D. Collins C.1970s
Fine Native American Mother With Child Watercolor by D. Collins C.1970s

Fine Native American Mother With Child Watercolor by D. Collins C.1970s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fine Native American Mother With Child Watercolor by D. Collins C.1970s Monogrammed / Initialed lower right corner Watercolor dimensions 20.5" wide x 25.5" high The frame measures...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Escaping Eerie Monsters on the Roof at Night  - Macabre Fantasy
Escaping Eerie Monsters on the Roof at Night  - Macabre Fantasy

Escaping Eerie Monsters on the Roof at Night - Macabre Fantasy

By Walter Schnackenberg

Located in Miami, FL

Renowned artist Walter Schnackenberg departs from this jovial poster art to paint an eerie nocturnal scene depicting a female subject running for her life from macabre roof monsters....

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Surrealist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Gahan Wilson's Grotesque Monsters, Demons Eating Human Flesh
Gahan Wilson's Grotesque Monsters, Demons Eating Human Flesh

Gahan Wilson's Grotesque Monsters, Demons Eating Human Flesh

By Gahan Wilson

Located in Miami, FL

Cover Illustration for "Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse" edited by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones pen, ink and watercolor on paper signed lower left. Unframed. Image siz...

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen