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Modern Figurative 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
Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This drawing is accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send a few rough sketches hoping t...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Figure - Original Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous french artist of the 20th Century. Aged with cutaways on the margins. The artwork represents the study of...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Standing Nude in Profile - Pencil Drawing Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude in Profile is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first years of the XX century. Pencil on paper. Passepartout included. Good conditions except fo...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude Woman Profile Drawing by Radoczy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Reclining Female figure, original signed line drawing, in pencil and ink by Albert Radoczy. Albert Radoczy was a master at exploring the female form. Throughout his career, his draw...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Female Portrait - Drawing by Bruno Cassinari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized by Bruno Cassinari in 1970s. Ink and watercolor on paper. Includes frame Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Woman - Drawing by Jean françois Raffaelli - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a drawing in Mixed Media realized by Jean françois Raffaelli in the Early-20th Century. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Ancient Ruins - Drawing by Marcel Guillard - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Ruins is a drawing in Watercolor realized by Marcel Guillard (1896-?) in the early 20th Century. Good condition.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Hyena - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hyena is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft express...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Crocodile - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Crocodile is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft exp...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Getting Rest - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Getting Rest is a drawing realized by Joseph Alexander Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil ivory-colored paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized throu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Landscape - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Portrait of Molière - Drawing by Karl Hanny - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Molière is a drawing realized by Karl Hanny in the Late-19th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized throug...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Sketch - Drawing by Jules Marie Auguste Leroux - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a modern artwork realized by the French artist,  Jules Marie Auguste Leroux  ( Paris 1871-1954) painter and illustrator. A pencil ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
Located in New York, NY
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism Charles Demuth (1883-1935) "Bathers" 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches watercolor on paper, c. 1930 Signed lower le...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

ES I - Birds Eye View of New York City, Original Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Vale ES I acrylic and ink on paper 30h x 22w in 76.20h x 55.88w cm PKV018 Abstractions, such as color, to me or or mood, don't really enter the f...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

ES II - Birds Eye View of New York City, Original Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Vale ES II acrylic and ink on paper 30h x 22w in 76.20h x 55.88w cm PKV019 Abstractions, such as color, to me or or mood, don't really enter the ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Jumping - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jumping is a charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

Landscape - Drawing by Jaques Hesvalle - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Pastel and Charcoal drawing realized by Jaques Hesvalle in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Charcoal

Landscape in Meudon - Drawing by Micheline Frouin - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape in Meudon is a drawing realized by Micheline Frouin in 1967. Ink and watercolor on paper. Hand-Signed. Good conditions. The artwork is realized through deft expressive ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Horse Riding - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse Riding is a Pastel and Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Charcoal, Pastel

Figure - Drawing by Louis Drioferou - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a drawing realized by Louis Drioferou  in the Mid-20th Century. China ink on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor, Charcoal

Houses - Drawing by Lacones Lestnille - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Houses is a drawing realized by Lacones Lestnille  in the Mid-20th Century. Ink and watercolor on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft e...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Giuseppe Migneco - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a contemporary artwork realized by Giuseppe Migneco in 1963. Watercolor drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin. Includes frame
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Head - Drawing by Massimo Campigli - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Head is a modern artwork realized by Massimo Campigli in the mid-20th century. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Fair conditions Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figure - Drawing by Edouard de Beaumont - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a Pastel and pencil drawing realized by  Edouard de Beaumont  in Late-19th Century. The Artwork id represented through strong strokes. Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Fish Bowl Looks Like the Living Room -School of Macabre Charles Addams
Located in Miami, FL
Welcome to Gahan Wilson's magnificently morbid mind, where viewing his cartoons/illustrations gives the viewer the creeps. In this work, a husband designs...
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1990s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Sketches - Drawing by Louis Roux - Late-19th Century
By Gaston Louis Roux
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a Pencil drawing realized by Louis Roux in Late-19th Century. The Artwork id represented through strong strokes. Good conditions with slight foxing.
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sketches - Drawing by Karl Hanny - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is a double side Ink and watercolor drawing realized by Karl Hanny in 1934 and 1949. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing.
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

Studio Figure, pastel drawing of female figure, nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These recently discovered 1984 oversize pastels on archival papers were created with a live model, working quickly, in pastel. The series shows the l...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media, Pastel

Scene with Figures and Carriages - Oil paint - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Scene with figures and carriages is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the early 20th century. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame. Hand signed by the artist on the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Landscape - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in Tempera realized in the Mid-20th Century. On the rear drawing in pencil. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft express...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Tempera

Landscape - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by an italian Artist of the mid-20th century. Mixed colored watercolor. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Mill - Drawing by André Meaux de Saint Marc - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mill is an etching realized by Paul Emile Colin in the Mid-20th Century. hand-signed. Numbered.Edition, 1/30. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized thro...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait - Drawing by Alfred Moitroux - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Alfred Moitroux (1886-1938) in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized throu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Celebrating Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Figures by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card size: 19.5 x 13 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Alexandre Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal Pencil on ivory-colored paper hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artw...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Figure - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Alexandre Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Hands - Drawing by André Meaux de Saint Marc - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hands is a drawing realized by André meaux de Saint Marc in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Wrestling - Drawing by André Meaux de Saint Marc - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wrestling is a drawing realized by André Meaux de Saint Marc in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Boxing - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boxing is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Modernist Conte Crayon Drawing Beach Scene David Burliuk Russian Futurist
Located in Surfside, FL
David Burliuk (Ukrainian, 1882-1967) Three figure on the beach (Hamptons, Long Island New York) Conte crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed lower left. Unframed Provenance: Bloomsb...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Conté, Crayon

Figures - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Monkeys - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monkeys is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Sketch - Drawing by André Meaux de Saint Marc - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is a drawing realized by André Meaux de Saint Marc in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized throug...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Sketch - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expres...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Figures - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

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