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Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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
Three Nudes in a Garden
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three Nudes in a Garden Graphite, c. 1928-1933 Initialed in pencil lower left (see photo) Illustrated: Elliott & Wooden, Aaron Bohrod: Figure Sketches, Fige 9, page 32 (see photo) A...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

1950's Modernist Painting Bright Watercolour Chateau In Green and Blue Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil

Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Workers Textile design 19 1/4 X ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Gouache

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Mixing Mortar 12 1/2 X 14 3/4 inche...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Gouache

Female nude charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaume Mercadé (1887-1967) - Female Nude - Charcoal Drawing measures 28x23 cm. Frame size 47x42 cm. Jaume Mercadé i Queralt (Valls (Tarragona), 1887 - Barcelona, ​​1967) was a Spanis...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Couple - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. Sheet dimension: 33.5 x 39 cm. In very good conditions with small tearing ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
Located in Pasadena, CA
Season's Greetings 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist Marcel Vertès. Vertès defies the usual holiday expectations with his whimsical int...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Wax Crayon

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Horse and Cowboy Illustration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cowboy & Horse by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original pencil drawing on card, mounted in a frame size: 25 x 21 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed prove...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Jeune femme pensive
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, undated. Signed lower left. Dimensions: 25 x 17 cm. This work has been approved by the Camoin Committee.
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Portrait de femme
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, undated. Signed and dedicated with the description 'à M.lle Claudine [Paccela?]' lower right. Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm.
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting signed - Tall French Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on paper , unframed size: 18.5 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and r...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Watercolor

Oxford High Street Oxford High Street c. 1840 Pencil & wash on paper
Located in London, GB
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Mid-19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel

Landscape - Drawing by Pierre Courtois - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Pastel and Watercolor drawing realized by Pierre Courtois in the 1960s. Hand-signed. The Artwork id represented through strong strokes. Good conditions with slight ...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

On the Gallops. 1976.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing. Racetrack.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ). On the Gallops, 1976. Gouache and Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 18.5 inches x 26.8 inches ( 47cm x 68cm )...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Ink

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media, Pastel

A 1946, Charcoal on Paper drawing of Three Nudes by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1946, charcoal on paper drawing of three nudes by Artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 18" x 14". Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon cam...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

A Figure from Behind - Original Pastel on Paper by Helen Vogt - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
A Figure from Behind is an original modern artwork realized in 1935 by Hélène Vogt (1902 - 1994). Original white pastel on black paper. Passepartout is included (cm 50 x 35). The ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel

'Amalfi, Evening Light' original painting , signed c2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
Amalfi coast, Italy painting in evening light by Andy Gradwell c2005, signed lower left. watercolour on paper 29cmx29cm Oak glazed frame 53cmx53cm Painted plein air in an abstracted ...
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Early 2000s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Composition 6 - Original Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 6 is an original drawing in tempera realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). Very good conditions. No signature. The bright colors make up the design for French fabrics ma...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Conté, Crayon

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

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