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Style: American Modern
A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon
A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon

A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, 1940s American Scene study of a Man Seated at a Table by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A delightful sketch ("Dinner at the Windermere Hot...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

Rare 1950s Original Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art
Rare 1950s Original Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art

Rare 1950s Original Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art

By Jerry Walter & Linda Walter

Located in Surfside, FL

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6 X 18.25 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack,...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask
“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask

By Louise Nevelson

Located in Yardley, PA

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) This wonderful original ink drawing highlights Nevelson’s interest in the early 20th century avant-garde. Inspired by Picass...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Distinguished Black Male Model
A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Distinguished Black Male Model

A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Distinguished Black Male Model

By Eugene Dana

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking 1930s American Modern portrait figure study watercolor of a distinguished, young African American male model by notable Chicago Institute of Design artist, Eugene Dana. W...

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1930s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon
A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon

A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A wonderfully executed line drawing dating from 1946 with great character; looks ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Chef Basting Chicken with Madeline, American Modern Watercolor, 1950s
Chef Basting Chicken with Madeline, American Modern Watercolor, 1950s

Chef Basting Chicken with Madeline, American Modern Watercolor, 1950s

By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962

Located in Miami, FL

This large Bemelans features a small image of Madeline in the smoke behind the chef's face. It was most likely preliminary work for an illustration with Madeline and The Chef that ap...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Gouache, Pencil

Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris
Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris

Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris

By John Wentworth Russell

Located in Norwich, GB

A strong portrait, and a piece of history. It was confidently sketched in 1923, during the heyday of the "Lost Generation" in Paris, at the Closerie des Lilas - Ernest Hemingway's favourite haunt and home-from-home in the City. This historical café is where Hemingway first read The Great Gatsby with his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald and where he wrote most of The Sun Also Rises...

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1920s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon
A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon

A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Compelling, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted/...

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Mid-19th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Gin Giving Doris a Haircut
Gin Giving Doris a Haircut

Gin Giving Doris a Haircut

Located in Middletown, NY

A life drawing by a well known book illustrator and long-term resident of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1930s. Caswell, Edward Gin giving Doris a hair cut Black crayon on lightweight, br...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

A Striking 1930s Modern, Art Deco Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman, "Visage"
A Striking 1930s Modern, Art Deco Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman, "Visage"

A Striking 1930s Modern, Art Deco Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman, "Visage"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, 1930s Art Deco Modern Portrait Study of a Young Woman ("Visage") by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn studio portrait reminiscent of ...

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1930s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1946 Modern Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model Wearing a Suit
A Fine 1946 Modern Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model Wearing a Suit

A Fine 1946 Modern Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model Wearing a Suit

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Academic Figure Study Portrait of a Handsome, Seated Male Model Wearing a Suit by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1940s charcoal...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman
A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn, introspective portrait in pastel and charcoal o...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor painting Rabbinical Talmudic Discussion Hand signed 17 x 29 framed, paper 10 x 22 Chaim Gross (March 17, 1904 – May 5, 1991) was an ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Self Portrait of the Artist Original Drawing on Paper
Mid Century Self Portrait of the Artist Original Drawing on Paper

Mid Century Self Portrait of the Artist Original Drawing on Paper

By Eugene Hawkins

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of the Artist by the Artist Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper 1960 Excellent detailed original drawing of the artist by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A realistic dep...

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1960s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Sensitive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Harold Haydon
A Sensitive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Harold Haydon

A Sensitive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Sensitive, Finely Rendered 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is un...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Nuba 1981 Graphite Drawing on Brown Paper James Brown Galerie Bernd Kluser
Nuba 1981 Graphite Drawing on Brown Paper James Brown Galerie Bernd Kluser

Nuba 1981 Graphite Drawing on Brown Paper James Brown Galerie Bernd Kluser

By James Brown

Located in Surfside, FL

James Brown (American, 1951-2020) "Study on the Nuba" (African men drawings) 1981 Graphite on brown paper, two works framed together Bears gallery labels verso Dimensions: approx. 16"h x 12"w (each sheet), 24.5"h x 35.25"w (frame) Provenance: Galerie Bernd Klüser, Bears label verso They represented internationally renowned artists such as Joseph Beuys, Tony Cragg, Enzo Cucchi, Jannis Kounellis, Mimmo Paladino and Andy Warhol. Their first exhibitions were with Andy Warhol, Tony Cragg, Julião Sarmento...

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1980s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine
Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine

Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine

Located in Miami, FL

Love hurts. A young, attractive woman is captured in a moment of peak drama. She is leaning on her bed in her room, crying, her face grim with despair. A tear drop is seen below he...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy

An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

An introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern pastel drawing of a young boy by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Pastel on artist board. Image size: 16 x 15 inches. (Artwork is...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Board

Lover Boy
Lover Boy

Lover Boy

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Girl in Decorative Wrap

Girl in Decorative Wrap

By Winold Reiss

Located in New York, NY

Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Board

Indian Man from Mexico
Indian Man from Mexico

Indian Man from Mexico

By Winold Reiss

Located in New York, NY

Indian Man from Mexico is a souvenir of Winold Reiss’s 1920 sketching tour of Mexico. As he traveled, Reiss’s style began to reflect the influence of the aesthetics, color palette, a...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Winged Putti
Winged Putti

Winged Putti

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

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

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist
The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist

The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist

Located in Miami, FL

Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects? Watercolor on paper (each) Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed. Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering. From: Wikipedia Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3] History Bertha L. Corbett Melcher Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4] Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2] Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest. Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2] Quilting Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3] Collectibles Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11] Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...

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Early 1900s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Black Panther Trials - Civil Rights Movement  Police Violence African American
Black Panther Trials - Civil Rights Movement  Police Violence African American

Black Panther Trials - Civil Rights Movement Police Violence African American

Located in Miami, FL

The Black Panther Trials - In this historically significant work, African American Artist Vicent D. Smith functions as an Art Journalist/ Court Reporter as much as a Artist. Here, he depicts, in complete unity, 21 Black Panther Protestors raising their fist of defiance at the White Judge. Smith's composition is about utter simplicity, where the Black Panther Protestors are symmetrically lined up in a confrontation with a Judge whose size is exaggerated in scale. Set against a stylized American Flag, the supercilious Judge gazes down as the protesters as their fists thrust up. Signed Vincent lower right. Titled Panter 21. Original metal frame. Tape on upper left edge of frame. 255 . Panther 21. Framed under plexi. _____________________________ From Wikipedia In 1969-1971 there was a series of criminal prosecutions in New Haven, Connecticut, against various members and associates of the Black Panther Party.[1] The charges ranged from criminal conspiracy to first-degree murder. All charges stemmed from the murder of 19-year-old Alex Rackley in the early hours of May 21, 1969. The trials became a rallying-point for the American Left, and marked a decline in public support, even among the black community, for the Black Panther Party On May 17, 1969, members of the Black Panther Party kidnapped fellow Panther Alex Rackley, who had fallen under suspicion of informing for the FBI. He was held captive at the New Haven Panther headquarters on Orchard Street, where he was tortured and interrogated until he confessed. His interrogation was tape recorded by the Panthers.[2] During that time, national party chairman Bobby Seale visited New Haven and spoke on the campus of Yale University for the Yale Black Ensemble Theater Company.[3] The prosecution alleged, but Seale denied, that after his speech, Seale briefly stopped by the headquarters where Rackley was being held captive and ordered that Rackley be executed. Early in the morning of May 21, three Panthers – Warren Kimbro, Lonnie McLucas, and George Sams, one of the Panthers who had come East from California to investigate the police infiltration of the New York Panther chapter, drove Rackley to the nearby town of Middlefield, Connecticut. Kimbro shot Rackley once in the head and McLucas shot him once in the chest. They dumped his corpse in a swamp, where it was discovered the next day. New Haven police immediately arrested eight New Haven area Black Panthers. Sams and two other Panthers from California were captured later. Sams and Kimbro confessed to the murder, and agreed to testify against McLucas in exchange for a reduction in sentence. Sams also implicated Seale in the killing, telling his interrogators that while visiting the Panther headquarters on the night of his speech, Seale had directly ordered him to murder Rackley. In all, nine defendants were indicted on charges related to the case. In the heated political rhetoric of the day, these defendants were referred to as the "New Haven Nine", a deliberate allusion to other cause-celebre defendants like the "Chicago Seven". The first trial was that of Lonnie McLucas, the only person who physically took part in the killing who refused to plead guilty. In fact, McLucas had confessed to shooting Rackley, but nonetheless chose to go to trial. Jury selection began in May 1970. The case and trial were already a national cause célèbre among critics of the Nixon administration, and especially among those hostile to the actions of the FBI. Under the Bureau's then-secret "Counter-Intelligence Program" (COINTELPRO), FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had ordered his agents to disrupt, discredit, or otherwise neutralize radical groups like the Panthers. Hostility between groups organizing political dissent and the Bureau was, by the time of the trials, at a fever pitch. Hostility from the left was also directed at the two Panthers cooperating with the prosecutors. Sams in particular was accused of being an informant, and lying to implicate Seale for personal benefit. In the days leading up to a rally on May Day 1970, thousands of supporters of the Panthers arrived in New Haven individually and in organized groups. They were housed and fed by community organizations and by sympathetic Yale students in their dormitory rooms. The Yale college dining halls provided basic meals for everyone. Protesters met daily en masse on the New Haven Green across the street from the Courthouse (and one hundred yards from Yale's main gate). On May Day there was a rally on the Green, featuring speakers including Jean Genet, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and John Froines (an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon). Teach-ins and other events were also held in the colleges themselves. Towards midnight on May 1, two bombs exploded in Yale's Ingalls Rink, where a concert was being held in conjunction with the protests.[4] Although the rink was damaged, no one was injured, and no culprit was identified.[4] Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin stated, "All of us conspired to bring on this tragedy by law enforcement agencies by their illegal acts against the Panthers, and the rest of us by our immoral silence in front of these acts," while Yale President Kingman Brewster Jr. issued the statement, "I personally want to say that I'm appalled and ashamed that things should have come to such a pass that I am skeptical of the ability of a Black revolutionary to receive a fair trial anywhere in the U.S." Brewster's generally sympathetic tone enraged many of the university's older, more conservative alumni, heightening tensions within the school community. As tensions mounted, Yale officials sought to avoid deeper unrest and to deflect the real possibility of riots or violent student demonstrations. Sam Chauncey has been credited with winning tactical management on behalf of the administration to quell anxiety among law enforcement and New Haven's citizens, while Kurt Schmoke, a future Rhodes Scholar, mayor of Baltimore, MD and Dean of Howard University School of Law, has received kudos as undergraduate spokesman to the faculty during some of the protest's tensest moments. Ralph Dawson, a classmate of Schmoke's, figured prominently as moderator of the Black Student Alliance at Yale (BSAY). In the end, compromises between the administration and the students - and, primarily, urgent calls for nonviolence from Bobby Seale and the Black Panthers themselves - quashed the possibility of violence. While Yale (and many other colleges) went "on strike" from May Day until the end of the term, like most schools it was not actually "shut down". Classes were made "voluntarily optional" for the time and students were graded "Pass/Fail" for the work done up to then. Trial of McLucas Black Panther trial sketch...

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1970s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Pencil, Paper

Rosalee Sondheimer I

Rosalee Sondheimer I

By Winold Reiss

Located in New York, NY

Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Board

Nine-O-One, dark colors, monochromatic, moody female figure, maps, text, time

Nine-O-One, dark colors, monochromatic, moody female figure, maps, text, time

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furiously te...

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2010s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Charcoal

Madeline in a Garden with Windmill Original Art twelve little girls
Madeline in a Garden with Windmill Original Art twelve little girls

Madeline in a Garden with Windmill Original Art twelve little girls

By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962

Located in Miami, FL

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines." In this sumptuous Bemelman's illustration, we see the artist's iconic two-lin...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Young Man with Flower
Young Man with Flower

Young Man with Flower

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ballpoint Pen

A Humorous, Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, The Water Cooler
A Humorous, Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, The Water Cooler

A Humorous, Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, The Water Cooler

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing ("The Water Cooler") by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 9 x 7 Inc...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...

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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Untitled (Woman's Head in Profile)
Untitled (Woman's Head in Profile)

Untitled (Woman's Head in Profile)

By Joseph Stella

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Untitled (Woman's Head in Profile) Watercolor and pastel on paper laid down on board, 20 x 13 inches (50.8 x 33 cm) Framed dimensions: 27 x 20 inches Signed upper left: Joseph Stella...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Board

'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — Mid-Century American Impressionism

'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — Mid-Century American Impressionism

By Robert Philipp

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Robert Philipp, 'Self-Portrait with Black Hat', ink and color pastel, c. 1945. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, spontaneous drawing, on heavy, buff wove paper; the artist's tack holes in the top and bottom left sheet corners, minor rippling in the bottom sheet edge; otherwise in good condition. Image size 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches; sheet size 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink

A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Young Female Model, "Blue Eyes"
A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Young Female Model, "Blue Eyes"

A Striking 1930s Modern Watercolor Portrait of a Young Female Model, "Blue Eyes"

By Eugene Dana

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking Cubist, 1930s Art Deco Modern portrait watercolor of a young female model by notable Chicago Institute of Design artist, Eugene Dana. Watercolor on paper, dating 1939. T...

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1930s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Alfred Bendiner, (Baseball Hitter and Pitcher -- The Philadelphia Phillies?)
Alfred Bendiner, (Baseball Hitter and Pitcher -- The Philadelphia Phillies?)

Alfred Bendiner, (Baseball Hitter and Pitcher -- The Philadelphia Phillies?)

By Alfred Bendiner

Located in New York, NY

Of course it's possible that these baseball players aren't from a Philadelphia team, but I doubt it. There was so much drama and intrigue with both the Philadelphia Phillies...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Watercolor

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Drawing, Returning Soldier & Stray Dog
A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Drawing, Returning Soldier & Stray Dog

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Drawing, Returning Soldier & Stray Dog

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a young soldier returning home, dise...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study Portrait of Young Woman in Profile by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoa...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully executed and introspective charcoal portrait drawing o...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Alfred Bendiner, La Alsacienne (pair)
Alfred Bendiner, La Alsacienne (pair)

Alfred Bendiner, La Alsacienne (pair)

By Alfred Bendiner

Located in New York, NY

Leave it to the Bendiners to find an Alsatian restaurant in Paris (La Taverne Alsacienne) and use it's stationary to such a great end! And thank goodness that the paper required two ...

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1960s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror
A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror

A Humorous, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, Couple at Fun House Mirror

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing Depicting a Young Couple Standing Beside A Fun House Mirror by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am....

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier
Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier

Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier

By Alfred Bendiner

Located in New York, NY

The Italian opera singer, Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) often took comic roles. He worked with several opera companies in Philadelphia between 1951 and 1966. Bendiner was a world t...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman
A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

A Quirky, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, "Women's Committee Meeting"
A Quirky, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, "Women's Committee Meeting"

A Quirky, Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Ink Drawing, "Women's Committee Meeting"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Quirky, Humorous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Illustration Ink Drawing Depicting a Women's Committee Meeting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwor...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace)
Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace)

Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace)

By Joseph Stella

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace), 1944 Crayon and pencil on paper, 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm) Framed dimensions: 32 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches Signed and dated at...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor
Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor

Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor

Located in New York, NY

Samuel Wood Gaylor (American, 1883 - 1957) Untitled (Woman in Mirror), 1930 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 in...

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1930s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Spa Hair" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
"Spa Hair" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib

"Spa Hair" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib

By Jerry O'Day 1

Located in Soquel, CA

"Spa Hair" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper In this illustrative portrait by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), a person is depicted in a continuous line contour style. The fine line detail of the hair gives texture and movement to the piece, with half-closed eyelids, giving the sense of calm and relaxation. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 36"H x 30"W Paper size: 28.5"H x 22.63"W Image size: 25.5"H x 20"W Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986. Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963. Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991. Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Source: David J Carlson...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor with pencil painting Rabbi Klezmer music concert, flute player. Hand signed framed: 15 X 28.5, paper: 9.5 X 23 Chaim Gross (March 17...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

American Modern portrait drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic American Modern portrait drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alfred Bendiner, Irene Pattinson, Albert Al Hirschfeld, and Andy Warhol. Frequently made by artists working with Ink, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large American Modern portrait drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $34,000, while the average work sells for $1,375.