Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

"Figures" is a drawing in ink on paper, realized by G. Riegler . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 23.5 x 19.8 cm. Image Dimensions: 15 x 9.4 cm The artwork represents beautiful figures in one interior drawn in ink.

Signed (at lower right): Louisa Chase

Joseph Stella was a visionary artist who painted what he saw, an idiosyncratic and individual experience of his time and place. Stella arrived in New York in 1896, part of a wave of Italian immigrants from poverty-stricken Southern Italy. But Stella was not a child of poverty. His father was a notary and respected citizen in Muro Locano, a small town in the southern Appenines. The five Stella brothers were all properly educated in Naples. Stella’s older brother, Antonio, was the first of the family to come to America. Antonio Stella trained as a physician in Italy, and was a successful and respected doctor in the Italian community centered in Greenwich Village. He sponsored and supported his younger brother, Joseph, first sending him to medical school in New York, then to study pharmacology, and then sustaining him through the early days of his artistic career. Antonio Stella specialized in the treatment of tuberculosis and was active in social reform circles. His connections were instrumental in Joseph Stella’s early commissions for illustrations in reform journals. Joseph Stella, from the beginning, was an outsider. He was of the Italian-American community, but did not share its overwhelming poverty and general lack of education. He went back to Italy on several occasions, but was no longer an Italian. His art incorporated many influences. At various times his work echoed the concerns and techniques of the so-called Ashcan School, of New York Dada, of Futurism and, of Cubism, among others. These are all legitimate influences, but Stella never totally committed himself to any group. He was a convivial, but ultimately solitary figure, with a lifelong mistrust of any authority external to his own personal mandate. He was in Europe during the time that Alfred Stieglitz established his 291 Gallery. When Stella returned he joined the international coterie of artists who gathered at the West Side apartment of the art patron Conrad Arensberg. It was here that Stella became close friends with Marcel Duchamp. Stella was nineteen when he arrived in America and studied in the early years of the century at the Art Students League, and with William Merritt Chase, under whose tutelage he received rigorous training as a draftsman. His love of line, and his mastery of its techniques, is apparent early in his career in the illustrations he made for various social reform journals. Stella, whose later work as a colorist is breathtakingly lush, never felt obliged to choose between line and color. He drew throughout his career, and unlike other modernists, whose work evolved inexorably to more and more abstract form, Stella freely reverted to earlier realist modes of representation whenever it suited him. This was because, in fact, his “realist” work was not “true to nature,” but true to Stella’s own unique interpretation. Stella began to draw flowers, vegetables, butterflies, and birds in 1919, after he had finished the Brooklyn Bridge series of paintings, which are probably his best-known works. These drawings of flora and fauna were initially coincidental with his fantastical, nostalgic and spiritual vision of his native Italy which he called Tree of My Life (Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth Foundation and Windsor, Inc., St. Louis, illus. in Barbara Haskell, Joseph Stella, exh. cat. [New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1994], p. 111 no. 133). Two Wood Ducks...

Study for Sculpture of Nude Woman Balancing Baby, 1949, by Chaim Gross (1902-1991) Ink on paper 10 ½ x 7 ½ inches unframed (26.67 x 19.05 cm) 1...

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...

Sketch realized for the book "Les Enfants Terribles". Unsigned and undated. Matting included. Very good conditions. Ref. Jean Cocteau, Poesia Grafica - Disegni dal 1921 al 1957. 

Mitchell Mitch Becker, painter, born November 12, 1938, Chicago, Illinois. 1972, Emigrated to Israel. Education 1961 - School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of Art Education, 1971 - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Master of Fine Arts, Teaching 1968-1972 High School, Skokie, USA. 1973-1974 Thelma Yellin Art School, Givatayim 1974-1976 Institute of Visual Art, Beersheba 1977-1981 Art Teachers College, Ramat Hasharon 1981-1982 Bezalel, Jerusalem Awards And Prizes 1958-61, Anna Tucson Scholarship, USA Mitchell Becker emerged into the art world of late 1950s Chicago, between gestures of Abstract Expressionism and declarations about the "death of painting." The hot names of his youth, such as Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Larry Rivers, provided him with interest and challenges for years to come, and his awe for them is still evident in his voice to date, many years after drawing away from them. This work is reminiscent of the work of Saul Steinberg and Philip Guston. Heroes - Past and Present, Yad Labanim Museum, Petach-Tikva Artists: Shalom Moskowitz, (Shalom of Safed) Yohanan Simon, Boris Schatz, Motti Mizrachi, Hanan Milner, Mitchell Becker, Edith Samuel, Ludwig Schwerin, Igael Tumarkin, Talia Tokatly. EDUCATION: 1971 Master of Fine Arts,University of Chicago, Illinois 1961 Bachelor of Art Education School...

Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one of a fisherman signed "W. Steig" Provenance: from Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Commissioned by Joe Ryan for the bar at his ski resort, Mount Tremblant Lodge, in 1938. Mont Tremblant, P.Q., Canada Watercolor and ink on illustration board, sights sizes 8 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., framed. In 1938 Joe Ryan, described as a millionaire from Philadelphia, bushwhacked his way to the summit of Mont Tremblant and was inspired to create a world class ski resort at the site. In 1939 he opened the Mont Tremblant Lodge, which remains part of the Pedestrian Village today. This original illustration is on Whatman Illustration board. the board measures 14 X 22 inches. label from McClees Galleries, Philadelphia, on the frame backing paper. William Steig, 1907 – 2003 was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto, he was also the creator of Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988. Steig was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1907, and grew up in the Bronx. His parents were Polish-Jewish immigrants from Austria, both socialists. His father, Joseph Steig, was a house painter, and his mother, Laura Ebel Steig, was a seamstress who encouraged his artistic leanings. As a child, he dabbled in painting and was an avid reader of literature. Among other works, he was said to have been especially fascinated by Pinocchio.He graduated from Townsend Harris High School at 15 but never completed college, though he attended three, spending two years at City College of New York, three years at the National Academy of Design and a mere five days at the Yale School of Fine Arts before dropping out of each. Hailed as the "King of Cartoons" Steig began drawing illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the magazine. Steig, later, when he was 61, began writing children's books. In 1968, he wrote his first children's book. He excelled here as well, and his third book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1969), won the Caldecott Medal. He went on to write more than 30 children's books, including the Doctor DeSoto series, and he continued to write into his nineties. Among his other well-known works, the picture book Shrek! (1990) formed the basis for the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek (2001). After the release of Shrek 2 in 2004, Steig became the first sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that went on to generate over $1 billion from theatrical and ancillary markets after only one sequel. Along with Maurice Sendak, Saul Steinberg, Ludwig Bemelmans and Laurent de Brunhofff his is one of those rare cartoonist whose works form part of our collective cultural heritage. In 1984, Steig's film adaptation of Doctor DeSoto directed by Michael Sporn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. As one of the most admired cartoonists of all time, Steig spent seven decades drawing for the New Yorker magazine. He touched generations of readers with his tongue–in–cheek pen–and–ink drawings, which often expressed states of mind like shame, embarrassment or anger. Later in life, Steig turned to children's books, working as both a writer and illustrator. Steig's children's books were also wildly popular because of the crazy, complicated language he used—words like lunatic, palsied, sequestration, and cleave. Kids love the sound of those words even if they do not quite understand the meaning. Steig's descriptions were also clever. He once described a beached whale as "breaded with sand." Throughout the course of his career, Steig compiled his cartoons and drawings into books. Some of them were published first in the New Yorker. Others were deemed too dark to be printed there. Most of these collections centered on the cold, dark psychoanalytical truth about relationships. They featured husbands and wives fighting and parents snapping at their kids. His first adult book, Man About Town, was published in 1932, followed by About People, published in 1939, which focused on social outsiders. Sick of Each Other, published in 2000, included a drawing depicting a wife holding her husband at gunpoint, saying, "Say you adore me." According to the Los Angeles Times, fellow New Yorker artist...

Festival of two worlds is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari, in 1960s.  Watercolour, draft number 195.  Handsigned in pencil, lower right margin. 35 x 28 cm, it includes passepa...

In this piece the artist choice of colors is vibrant, and there is minimal blending of them. The artist takes a naive, Folk Art approach at rendering the subject simplifying the figu...

We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller...

Sakti Burman - Untitled Watercolour on Paper 30 x 20 inches Born : 1935 Kolkata Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des Beaux ...

We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller...

Donald Stacy "Hand Over Head I" c 1950s Ink on paper 14" x 16.5" unframed Signed in pencil lower right Came from artist estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark S...

Artist: Assa, Greddy Title: Untitled 12 Medium: Pencil on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 11.75 x 8.25" Framed Dimensions: 20" x 16.5" Signature: Pencil Signed Edition: Unique Prov...

Divertimento I (Picasso) Graphite, color wash and oil paint on coated glossy paper, c. 1940 Signed C. Metcalf lower left (see photo) Inscribed Matisse, Picasso, C. Metcalf lower left by the artist (see photo) Condition: Irregular sheet margins Framed in a carved corner, gilt decorated frame with foliate corners. Very complimentary to the work!!! ( See photo) Oil paint transfer on verso Three small bits of masking tape along the upper margin from previous framing Colors fresh, appears to be no fading Photos available upon request Sheet/Image size: 13 x 9 1/4 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Ohio Exhibited: Childs Gallery, Boston, 2013-2023 (see label) Conger Metcalf (1914–1998) was an American painter. "He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and died in Boston, Massachusetts. Metcalf began his art studies in 1932 at the Iowa Stone City Art Colony, headed by American Regionalist painter Grant Wood. Metcalf continued his studies at Coe College in Cedar Rapids with Stone City co-founder Marvin Cone...

Artist: Assa, Greddy Title: Untitled 8 Medium: Pencil on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 11.75 x 8.25" Framed Dimensions: 20" x 16.5" Signature: Pencil Signed Edition: Unique Prove...

Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude) Graphite on paper, c. 1930 Unsigned Annotated in pencil verso: "This drawing was made by David Smith in the Matulka class at A. S. L. 1931 Signed Doroth...

Study on a Mouse is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in 1935. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.

Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...

Flowers is an artwork realized by an unknown in the early mid-20th Century. Ink, pastel and watercolor on cardboard. 11 x 10 cm ; 30 x 29 cm. Good condition!

It represents the "Petit Saconnex" square in Geneva, including the "café du commerce" and the "café du soleil". The work is signed and framed by René Zwahlen, painter and watercolour...

Untitled, Still Life of Shell Graphite on paper, 1945-1951 Signed lower right in pencil "Bisttram" (see photo) Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 9.63 x 7 .5 inches EMIL BISTTRAM (189...

Men in Bottle is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was ...

Le Croates en Allemagne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through s...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Landscape is a pen cil drawing realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Signed lower right. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted th...

Nudes Women is a Pencil and Pastel Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1925 ca. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with folding and aged margins. Mino Maccari ...

Donald Stacy "Hand Over Head II" 1951 Ink on paper 14" x 16.5" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Came from artist estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: ...

Portrait of De Chirico is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...

Mightiest on Earth is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower with another drawing on the rear. Good condition. Mino Macc...

Seductive is a Pencil and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...

Erotic Scene is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower, with another drawing on the rear. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

The Couple is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1958. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an ...

Work on paper

Godfather is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ital...

In the Bar is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1945 ca. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions with some folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...

Faces with Black Hands is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1...

Dreamy Woman is a Pencil and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rom...

The Garden Of Eden is a Drawing in watercolor and pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Gustave Bourgogne in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork has represente...

Horse Riders is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-R...

Lovers in the Bed is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) ...

Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italia...

Pixie with Hat and Woman is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...

Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italia...

This black pencil on paper is a study of a nude standing female, designed by Marie Louise Simard (1886-1963). The hand-written signature is on the bottom left corner with the officia...

Ladies is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italian...

Napoleon is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was a...

The Jolly Couples is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...

The Kiss is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ital...

The Mother and Boy is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Monogrammed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) wa...

Horseman is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Itali...

The Boss is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945 ca. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italian...

Brookdale, New Jersey Graphite on paper, 1922 Signed with the artist's initials l.l., and dated 1922 (see photo) Annotated "Brookdale" front and back of she...

The Speech is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...

At the Bar is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was ...

Signed lower right, 'Jess Cauthorn' (American, 1923-2005), painted circa 1960. A respected fine artist art teacher who transformed the art-school scene...

Seductive Love is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...