Pigment Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

This drawing (100 × 78 cm) brings together human, animal, and botanical forms within a single composition, where overlapping figures create a continuous visual field. The work is bui...

This drawing (100 × 78 cm) unfolds as a visual ecosystem where human, animal, and botanical forms merge into a single composition. The artwork is created on professional Fabriano pap...

“Beyond Words” is an original drawing on paper Fabriano by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, whose work fuses figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature, symbolism, and constructi...

Ken Aptekar American (b. 1950) Go Know (Study) 1996 Graphite, white pigment, transparency film, and staples on paper Hand signed lower right sheet: 18 x 18 inches frame dimensions: 21 x 21 x 1 3/4 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing Ken Aptekar is an artist who combines painting with text. He paints new versions of historical paintings and frames, bolting glass with sandblasted words to his painted panels. Aptekar’s work belongs to the tradition of painting, yet he brings to that tradition a recognition that paintings produce meaning only through their interaction with viewers. He investigates the nature of spectatorship. By “recreating” works of art in a painterly but utilitarian manner, Aptekar promotes viewers’ own narratives prompted by the image-text combinations. Born in Detroit, Aptekar received his BFA at the University of Michigan, then moved to Brooklyn to complete an MFA at Pratt Institute. Most recently, his work was featured at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Austria, and in the Biennale Internationale d’Autun, in Autun, France. A major commissioned solo exhibition, NACHBARN (“NEIGHBORS”), 2016, was on view at the St. Annen Museum in Lübeck, Germany, including paintings with text, silverpoint drawings, and video all based upon medieval altarpieces in the St. Annen Museum’s collection. Previously, his work has been seen in solo exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery (London), the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY), Centro da Cultura Judaica (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Musée Robert Dubois-Corneau (Brunoy, France), the New Museum (New York, NY), Douglas Cooley Gallery at Reed College (Portland, OR), Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State (State College, PA), Cummer Museum (Jacksonville, FL), and the Elaine Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). In 2012 Aptekar’s work was the subject of a survey exhibition, ​“Ken Aptekar: Look Again,” at the Beard and Weil Galleries, Wheaton College, Massachusetts. He was in the show Words & Music with John Giorno, Cheonae Kim...

Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai" Ink and color on paper, c, 1900 Unsigned as usual Script: Aksar Chrieng or Khmer These texts are written in Khom script, a variant of Khmer script often used in Central Thai religious manuscripts. Phra Malai was a Budhist monk whose meditations permitted him to travel to heaven and hell. Condition: Good, with minor staining to text Sight (window) size: 11-1/8 x 27 inches Frame size: 19-3/4 x 35 x 3/4 inches Framed in solid cherry wood with archival, acid free materials The legend of Phra Malai, a Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition said to have attained supernatural powers through his accumulated merit and meditation, is the main text in this 19th-century Thai samut khoi (folding book) held in the Thai, Lao, and Cambodian Collections of the British Library. Phra Malai figures prominently in Thai art...

Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai" Double folio; ink, color and gold leaf, c. 1900 Unsigned Script: Khmer (Cambodian) These texts are written in Khom script, a variant of Khmer script often used in Central Thai religious manuscripts. Paired devas (lesser gods) on throne-like plinths addorse Khmer (Cambodian) script containing tales of Phra Malai, a Sri Lankan arhat or Buddhist saint known for his travels to hell. There, the compassionate monk gave teachings and comfort to sufferers. Phra Malai stories taught the karmic effects of human actions to the faithful as well as conveying Maitreya's message of hope for attaining nirvana. Though known in neighboring countries, the stories of Phra Malai achieved their greatest popularity and influence in Siam (present day Thailand) Condition: Very good Sight window) size: 11-1/8 x 27 inches Frame size: 19-5/8 x 34-7/8 x 3/4 inches The legend of Phra Malai, a Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition said to have attained supernatural powers through his accumulated merit and meditation, is the main text in this 19th-century Thai samut khoi (folding book) held in the Thai, Lao, and Cambodian Collections of the British Library. Phra Malai figures prominently in Thai art...

Titled "Perspective", this artwork created by Frank Girard, utilizes pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils on 400g/m2 neutral white paper. It remains unfr...

Katy Kidd’s work is a bold and honest reflection of a world that doesn’t make sense. Through painting, prints, collage, and street art, she explores big questions about religion, pow...

Katy Kidd’s work is a bold and honest reflection of a world that doesn’t make sense. Through painting, prints, collage, and street art, she explores big questions about religion, pow...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the...

Johannes 19 20 by Fritz Aigner is a deeply moving and dramatic work that confronts the viewer with themes of power, suffering, and moral confrontation. Rendered in a dark, earthy mon...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments and ink, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French a...

Unknown Artist, Japan, c. 1980-2000 Yamato Takeru Watercolor on Sumi paper c,. 1980-2000 Unsigned as is usual A traditional Kite design from Tsugaru Province Condition: Excellent Ver...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments and ink, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French a...

Named "My House by the River", this drawing by the masterful artist Frank Girard was created with Chinese ink, pigments, and watercolors on Arches p...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not fr...

This drawing was created by Frank Girard with pigment and Chinese ink on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It depicts Biblical and non-Biblical scenes. The name, "Joseph's Mountain", ref...

Named "The Gate", this drawing by the masterful artist Frank Girard is created with Chinese ink, pigments, and watercolors on Arches paper. When creating large drawings, the artist u...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with Chinese ink and pigment Colors, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French artist Frank Gi...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with ink and pigments Colors, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French artist Frank Girard is...

A fantasy scene with Elves and a beautiful girl lost in thought at the base of a tree. Elizabeth Mary Watt, G.S.W.A. In 1919, she was elected as ...

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...

Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...

Melecio Galvan (1945 - 1982) Figures, 1968 Sepia on paper 18 x 22 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Estate of the artist Melecio Galván (San Rafael, Mexico, 1945 - 1982) was a Mexican draughtsman who was little-known during his lifetime. This is principally because he was a socio-politically committed artist wary of the commercial gallery circuit as well as art institutions controlled by the state. He arose from a working-class family in San Rafael, on the outskirts of Mexico City, and died under mysterious circumstances in that town at the age of 37, just when he was reaching the apogee of his mature style. Galván studied at the Academia San Carlos in Mexico City between 1965 and 1968. His preferred medium was ink on paper, and he created page upon page of sketchbooks filled with drawings. The major themes he developed in his work were reinterpretations of classical drawings of the human figure and anatomy studies, explorations of the grotesque, and themes related to the socio-political situation in Mexico, especially following the 1968 Tlateloco Massacre. In 1971-72, he traveled to Northern California where he collaborated on a mural in Fresno and created illustrations for the Latino journal Basta Ya (Enough Already) in San Francisco. Back in Mexico City, from 1977 to 1981 he was a member of the Grupo MIRA, primarily comprised of printmakers who favored themes of politics and social justice...

This work on paper features deep hues of brown. The unframed piece measures 24 by 18 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered, earthen abstract...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and yellow. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and yellow. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered...

Titled "The cold wind in the pine trees", this artwork created by Frank Girard, utilizes pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils on 400g/m2 neutral white pa...

Titled "The faraway forest", this artwork created by Frank Girard, utilizes pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils on 400g/m2 neutral white paper. It remai...

Titled "The remote", this artwork created by Frank Girard, utilizes pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils on 400g/m2 neutral white paper. It remains unfra...

Named "The Leaves of my Books", this drawing was made by masterful artist Frank Girard with pigment, Chinese ink, and acrylic on 300g/m2 neutral white pap...

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments and ink, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French a...

ink and pigment on paper framed

ink and pigment on paper framed

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. This 19th-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of eight backing a wooden screen in northern China. The figure depicted is one of the mythical Eight Immortals of Taoism. Said to have attained immortality through their studies of the natural world, each of the Eight Immortals represents a different condition in life and together they impart a blessing of prosperity and longevity. Depicted here is immortal Lan Caihe, the patron saint of florists and gardeners. Standing atop a lotus leaf in open water, they hold a gardening hoe in one hand and a basket for flowers...

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...

Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...

Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua paintings featured exaggerated characters with bright and contrasting colors. Put up around the home to beckon luck and happiness in the coming year, most paintings depicted mythical guardians, scenes from folk operas, or auspicious symbols of good luck. This New Year painting depicts a young woman with a child and is hand-painted in a palette of red, blue, and purple. Belonging to a genre known as 'beauties and babies,' the painting represents a harmonious family life. The early 20th century painting is from the town of Yangliuqing, one of the leading producers of traditional New Year's paintings known for its combination of woodblock printing...

Ink, pen & pigment on paper Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the...

This work on paper features deep hues of brown. The unframed piece measures 32 by 24 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered, earthen abstract...

This work on paper features deep hues of brown. The unframed piece measures 30 by 22 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered, earthen abstract...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and yellow. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and yellow. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and yellow. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathered...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 18 by 24 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating we...

This work on paper features deep hues of red, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 42 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating wea...

This work on paper features deep hues of green, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 24 by 18 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating w...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19.5 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathere...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating we...

This work on paper features deep hues of red, orange, black and brown. The unframed piece measures 19 by 24 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weat...

This work on paper features deep hues of pink, orange and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 19.5 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating weathere...

ink and pigment on paper framed