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Fedorov Oleg (b.1959) - Signed 1996 Watercolour, Nizhny Novgorod Formal Attire
Located in Corsham, GB
An inscription on the reverse reads 'Girl in festive costume. Nizhny Novgorod Province, second half of the 19th century.' The artwork is also neatly monogrammed, signed, and dated. W...
Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro - Portrait painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on silk laid down on stretched
Category

1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Linen, Egg Tempera

Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait
By Jacob Kramer
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic 1920's Art Deco portrait is by noted Russian born British artist Jacob Kramer
Category

1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Untitled: Portrait of a Woman
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait
Category

1960s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Untitled: Portrait of a Woman 2
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman 2", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait
Category

1960s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

'Rohingya, ' by Chris Brizzard, Charcoal Drawing on Paper, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.25" x 16.25" drawing by artist Chris Brizzard depicts the portrait of a Rohingya man
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Original, signed, Amadeo Modigliani drawing of Mme Anka Zberowska in pencil
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is a very exciting and very rare signed drawing by Amadeo Modigliani of Mme Anka Zberowska
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

'Two Views of a Secret, ' by Chris Brizzard, Pastel on Paper Drawing
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 14" x 14" pastel on paper drawing by Chris Brizzard depicts the side portrait of a
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"Guardian of the Mosque" Drawing 14" x 10" inch by MOUNIR CANAAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Guardian of the Mosque" Drawing 14" x 10" inch by MOUNIR CANAAN Signed and dated. ABOUT
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

"Fading Light", pencil, paper, portrait, cubist, classic arts, vanitas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
are wild shapes and colors in a formal arrangement. The artist's principal questions and conditions
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

18th century pastel portrait of Lady Augusta Corbett and her son, Stuart
By Daniel Gardner
Located in London, GB
intimate than the formal full-length portraits of Reynolds of Gainsborough. Lady Augusta Corbett died
Category

18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Bonaparte Bride I, Woman Queen Portrait with Gold Tiara and Blue, Grey Dress
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
unsettling and intend the compilation of my formal and conceptual elements to parallel and reveal the
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Red Bird Reef, Strong Portrait of a Woman, NYC Subway Map, Bright Red Coral Reef
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
A strong beautiful portrait of a woman in watercolor and graphite painting on a digital pigment
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite, Digital Pigment

In The Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
. He has received no formal art training, but his background as a decorator has served as an excellent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Niño by Diego Rivera
By Diego Rivera
Located in New Orleans, LA
in 1935, represents a masterwork within an important part of the artist’s output — his portraits of
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Rice Paper, Charcoal

Niño by Diego Rivera
Niño by Diego Rivera
H 19.25 in W 16.88 in D 0.75 in
Untitled (Man at Desk)
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Man at Desk) Pen and ink on paper, 2012 Signed lower right Series: Portraits of Community
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Pensive: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
of England, John Emanuel works in Porthmeor, Cornwall. He has received no formal art training, but
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Siegfried
By Maxwell Armfield, RWS
Located in London, GB
formal and philosophical basis of art. He is represented in the collection of the British Museum and
Category

Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Le Café
By Catherine Garros
Located in London, GB
. Although she did not benefit from formal academic art training, she did attend classes that reinforced her
Category

1990s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Japanese Girl by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour on paper
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal
Category

1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

YOUNG WOMAN PINK BLOUSE Signed Lithograph, Portrait Drawing, Social Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
, realistically drawn portrait of a seated young woman with her dark hair worn up, dressed in a pink blouse and
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

YOUNG WOMAN WITH LONG HAIR Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
portrait of a long haired young woman whose sideways glance immediately captures the viewers attention. She
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS Signed Lithograph, Female Portrait, Graphite Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
rag. SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS is a sensitive, realistically drawn portrait of a young woman wearing
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Young Girl
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
. Vogel began his formal art training at the Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio when he was seventeen
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Kevin's playmate
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
. Vogel began his formal art training at the Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio when he was seventeen
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

SEATED WOMAN ON BED, KNEE SOCKS Signed Lithograph, Female Portrait Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
rag. SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS is a sensitive, realist portrait drawing of a young woman wearing white
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Christo Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Modernist Drawing, Portrait of a Man
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
referred to as "The Stieglitz Quartet"). Early Career and Training Portrait of Abraham Walkowitz - 1907
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Marc Chagall Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Tom Wesselmann Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Philip Guston Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Georges Braque Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Jean Dubuffet Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Andy Warhol Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Aubrey Beardsley Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Edvard Munch Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Marsden Hartley Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Henry Moore Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Paul Klee Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Masami Teraoka Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

William Brice Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Maxfield Parrish Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Richard Diebenkorn Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Fernand Leger Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Margarett Sargent Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Roy Lichtenstein Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Max Beckman Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Grandma Moses Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Joan Miro Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Rene Magritte Portrait - Canson paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Fernando Botero Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse
Located in London, GB
portrait painter. He painted many great men and women of his day, including members of the British Royal
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Willem De Kooning Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Georgia O'Keefe Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Portrait of Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
, and informal dress would be highly unusual in a royal portrait, certainly in one formal enough to
Category

1660s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Theodor Giesel (Dr. Seuss) Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and mixed media. They
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Formal Dress Called <Of The Maghzen>", from "Costumes of Morocco"
Located in Detroit, MI
"Costume du D'Apparat dit du Maghzen" translated to "Formal Dress Called " is plate number 14 in
Category

1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Portrait of a Mary Hardy (nee Sulman), Late 19th Century Victorian Oil
Located in London, GB
Slade School Late 19th Century Portrait of a Mary Hardy (nee Sulman) Oil on panel Image size: 8 x 7
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Annie Gets Her Gun Original Deborah McKenna Oil Annie Oakley Western Portrait
Located in Whitefish, MT
that I was not drawing or painting. I have had many art instructors over the past 20 years who had a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of "Femme Avec Le Chapeau Plumé, by Hildebrandt
Located in New York, NY
antique and life drawing and must have felt prepared enough to continue his education abroad in the
Category

1890s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate formal portrait drawing for your needs in our varied inventory. Find contemporary versions now, or shop for contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for a formal portrait drawing from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a formal portrait drawing to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. Creating a formal portrait drawing has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Marc Chagall, America Martin, Ferdinand Hodler & R. Piper & Co., Craig Alan and Joseph Broghammer are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in paint, paper and lithograph — can elevate any room of your home.

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