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Contemporary Colorful Nude Chalk Sketch of Women circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait landscape chalk sketch of two nude women posing in front of a window with outlines of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Colorful Nude Woman Chalk Sketch with Orange circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait chalk sketch of a nude woman sitting and reclining on a floor. In the manner of Salvador
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Colorful Nude Woman Chalk Sketch on Gray circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait chalk sketching of a woman reclining nude. This piece features bold greens, blues, oranges
Category

20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Large Original Hand Drawn Pencil Sketch of 'the Philosipher
By Gio Ponti
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
the Great Gio Ponti. It was a sketch which was part of the preperatory work for the interior of
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Artwork by Kevin Foote "Lamb Chop"
Located in Brecht, BE
About the technique : the artist starts digitally to sketch out all the contours and landmarks
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts
Category

Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Jacqueline Fowler (English), Still Life, Oil On Canvas, Circa 1990
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
sketched ‘en plein air’ with the weather and changing light adding to the challenge. Integral to her works
Category

Late 20th Century Australian Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

'Transcendance' Orb Series Ink Painting on Wood
By EXPERIMENTAL
Located in Riga, LV
sketch to a finished artwork 5 stages of manual work are required: from hand-picking wood grain material
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baltic Futurist Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

'Transcendance' Orb Series Ink Painting on Wood
'Transcendance' Orb Series Ink Painting on Wood
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H 63 in W 43.31 in D 1.19 in
Edwin and Mary Scheier original Paintings, Set of 4
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Las Vegas, NV
. Edwin used a graphical sketch pad to produce art in his later years. They are the originals. Each is pen
Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Tag Wall Tile Composition by Mydriaz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
noble materials. From the first sketch to the installation, the creators participate in all stages of
Category

2010s French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Tag Wall Tile Composition by Mydriaz
Tag Wall Tile Composition by Mydriaz
H 59.06 in W 29.53 in D 0.79 in
'Creation' wood wall art in Fire Mahogany
By EXPERIMENTAL
Located in Riga, LV
emotional everyday life. From an initial sketch to a finished artwork 5 stages of manual work are required
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baltic Futurist Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

'Creation' wood wall art in Fire Mahogany
'Creation' wood wall art in Fire Mahogany
H 35.44 in W 56.3 in D 1.19 in
'Mother Creation' from Orb Series Ink Painting on Oak Wood, 2016
By EXPERIMENTAL
Located in Riga, LV
sketch to a finished artwork 5 stages of manual work are required: from hand-picking wood grain material
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baltic Futurist Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Peter Buchman "Now Showing”, Voice-Over Paintings Series, 2024
By Peter Buchman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary New York artist Peter Buchman's 'Now Showing' is created using laser-cut plexiglass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Enamel

"Drawing for the Sponsor" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
space and placed immediately into a frame," the sketch enriches the car's fictional history and tells
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Not A Hyperanthropos', oil on canvas
By Antonius Aloysius
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
, after which he starts with a more or less basic sketch followed by the first oil paint strokes.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Not A Hyperanthropos', oil on canvas
Not A Hyperanthropos', oil on canvas
H 78.75 in W 63 in D 1.97 in
Isaac Maimon Serigraph on Paper Of Ladies seating at Terrace Cafe
By Isaac Maimon 1
Located in Cathedral City, CA
, while observing his customers, he would take time to do sketching of their activities, and then from
Category

1990s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Watercolor "Golden Poppies"
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
of 190 gms. They are unique and unrepeatable pieces as they are preliminary studies and sketches made
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Watercolor "Golden Poppies"
Watercolor "Golden Poppies"
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 0.01 in
Colorado by Mauro Oliveira
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990. Mauro has worked in several different art media from oil pastels and charcoal sketches to clay
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood

Colorado by Mauro Oliveira
Colorado by Mauro Oliveira
H 20 in W 20 in D 0.75 in
Rubber City 2 by Mauro Oliveira
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990. Mauro has worked in several different art media from oil pastels and charcoal sketches to clay
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood

Rubber City 2 by Mauro Oliveira
Rubber City 2 by Mauro Oliveira
H 20 in W 20 in D 0.75 in
Rubber City 1 by Mauro Oliveira
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990. Mauro has worked in several different art media from oil pastels and charcoal sketches to clay
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood

Rubber City 1 by Mauro Oliveira
Rubber City 1 by Mauro Oliveira
H 18 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
Super Silver Oscar by Mauro Oliveira
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
from oil pastels and charcoal sketches to clay sculptures. His greatest influences are Pablo Picasso
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood

Super Silver Oscar by Mauro Oliveira
Super Silver Oscar by Mauro Oliveira
H 81.5 in W 34.5 in D 1.75 in
Set of 456 Painted Panels “Ändlös Vägg”/”Endless Wall” by Einar Höste, Sweden
By Einar Höste
Located in Stockholm, SE
1/2" Each panel is marked in the back with a letter, a number, and a sketch of its position
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Peter Buchman Heroine White Neon, 2024
By Peter Buchman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary New York artist Peter Buchman's Heroine White Neon is a provocative piece that blinks
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Art from Kancho "Kantcho" Georgiev Kanev, Titled and Signed Mixed-Media, 1993
Located in Delft, NL
sketch-like figuration. This piece of Art is made by the artist on thick cardboard paper and then
Category

20th Century Dutch Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Original Mezzotint The Red Dress 1980 by Gatja Helgart Rothe aka G.H. Rothe
By Gatja Helgart Rothe
Located in Tustin, CA
rendered horses. Rothe would always begin her creative process by sketching a simple drawing directly onto
Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Cubist Still Life "Violin" by Agnes Weinrich, Signed, Dated 1922
By Agnes Weinrich
Located in New York, NY
show, all of them representational and somewhat conservative in style.[1] A pencil sketch made about
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Sketch Small Contemporary Wall Light
Located in London, GB
Art et Floritude and the Movimento collective collaborated to create this unique light piece. Movimento combined their deep understanding of Art et Floritude’s traditional know-how a...
Category

2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Sketch Small Contemporary Wall Light
Sketch Small Contemporary Wall Light
H 5.91 in W 36.23 in D 5.91 in
Sketch Big Contemporary Wall Light
Located in London, GB
Art et Floritude and the Movimento collective collaborated to create this unique light piece. Movimento combined their deep understanding of Art et Floritude’s traditional know-how a...
Category

2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Sketch Big Contemporary Wall Light
Sketch Big Contemporary Wall Light
H 26.78 in W 36.23 in D 5.91 in
Sketched Cabinet
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract Expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Sketched Cabinet
H 60.04 in W 48.43 in D 18.12 in
Sketched Side Table
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract Expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Sketched Side Table
Sketched Side Table
H 20.08 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Sketch Dining Table
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Sketch Dining Table
Sketch Dining Table
H 29.53 in W 78.75 in D 33.27 in
Sketched Floor Lamp
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Sketched Floor Lamp
H 69.89 in W 29.93 in D 17.33 in
Sketched Lamp S
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Sketched Lamp S
H 31.7 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in
Sketch Deer Sconce
By Luci di Seta
Located in Milan, IT
velvet in a soft taupe hue. The decoration on the front is a hand painted sketch of a deer rendered in
Category

2010s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Sketch Deer Sconce
Sketch Deer Sconce
H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 12.6 in
Dream Sketches
By Vicky Barranguet
Located in New York, NY
Dream Sketches, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 78h x 78w in Vicky Barranguet was born in Montevideo
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Textile Sketch Chair
By Kiki van Eijk, Kiki & Joost
Located in Eindhoven, NL
delicate shapes. The textile sketch range includes a dining table. High table. Low table. Lamp. Chair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch Chair
Textile Sketch Chair
H 51.19 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Intersection Sketch
By Johnathan Ball
Located in Toronto, ON
Original Hand Signed by Johnathan Ball Johnathan Ball has been working for more than 15 years to establish a style of painting that transforms the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Sketch
By Philip Hearsey
Located in Paris, IDF
46 high x 10 x 10 cm Bronze on a composite base Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 873 Unique Natural bronze elements on the edges and face are protected by lacque...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sketch Contemporary Side Table in Metal and Marble
By Artefatto Design Studio, Secolo
Located in London, GB
The sketch side table is an homage to the importance of sketching when designing: Where any line or
Category

2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Quick Sketch, Circus
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media & acrylic on paper Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time he...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic

Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, Portrait Sketch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Figurative sketch of figure Medium: oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Other

Sketched Lamp on Table
By Kiki & Joost, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract expressionist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Sketched Lamp on Table
H 38.39 in W 27.76 in D 27.76 in
Sketch 5
By Richard Serra
Located in New York, NY
Created by Richard Serra in 1980, Sketch 5 is a one-color lithograph on Arches paper, hand-signed
Category

20th Century Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Sketch to #2
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Color Pencil

French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Sketch
By Beatrice De Domenico
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category

2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Sketch to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Color Pencil

Textile Sketch Table Lamp
By Kiki van Eijk, Kiki & Joost
Located in Eindhoven, NL
delicate shapes. The Textile Sketch range includes a dining table. high table. low table. lamp. chair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch Table Lamp
H 20.08 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Textile Sketch side Table
By Kiki & Joost, Kiki van Eijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
delicate shapes. The textile sketch range includes a dining table. High table. Low table. Lamp. Chair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch side Table
H 21.66 in Dm 23.63 in
Textile Sketch Oval Table
By Kiki & Joost, Kiki van Eijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
delicate shapes. The textile sketch range includes a dining table. High table. Low table. Lamp. Chair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch Oval Table
H 29.53 in W 74.81 in D 34.65 in
Textile Sketch High Table
By Kiki & Joost, Kiki van Eijk
Located in Eindhoven, NL
delicate shapes. The textile sketch range includes a dining table. High table. Low table. Lamp. Chair and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch High Table
Textile Sketch High Table
H 43.31 in Dm 17.72 in
Vellum Sketches II
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
Born in Bronx, NY, Ida Applebroog attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She received a MacArthur Foundation Fellows...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Untitled (Deer Sketch)
Located in Denver, CO
respond to contemporary human-animal relations, wrestling with issues such as the climate crisis and
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
By Giannini
Located in Milan, IT
This item was named after the most famous painter of the early Italian Renaissance, Masaccio, who was one of the first artists to draw nudes and use foreshortening. Made from soft, n...
Category

2010s Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Paper

Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 0.6 in
Hanna Sketch
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fenske titles this work as only a sketch, we feel it’s a truly mesmerizing and dynamic portrayal of a
Category

2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hanna Sketch
Hanna Sketch
H 35.43 in W 21.65 in D 3 in
Horse Sketch
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on wood panel sketch of a horse, on a sunny day. The horse stands before a bright green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vellum Sketches I
By Ida Applebroog
Located in New York, NY
Born in Bronx, NY, Ida Applebroog attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She received a MacArthur Foundation Fellows...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Happy Family Sketch
By Carol Powell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ink on paper. Part of Carol Powell's solo-show "Time to Make the Donuts." The series, titled after the 1980s cult-classic Dunkin' Donuts ad campaign, parodies nostalgic advertising ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Donut Dreams Sketch
By Carol Powell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ink on paper. Part of Carol Powell's solo-show "Time to Make the Donuts." The series, titled after the 1980s cult-classic Dunkin' Donuts ad campaign, parodies nostalgic advertising ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Donut Spex Sketch
By Carol Powell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ink on paper. Part of Carol Powell's solo-show "Time to Make the Donuts." The series, titled after the 1980s cult-classic Dunkin' Donuts ad campaign, parodies nostalgic advertising ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Scouts Honor Sketch
By Carol Powell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ink on paper. Part of Carol Powell's solo-show "Time to Make the Donuts." The series, titled after the 1980s cult-classic Dunkin' Donuts ad campaign, parodies nostalgic advertising ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate contemporary sketch for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Contemporary, Impressionist and Abstract versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a contemporary sketch may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a contemporary sketch 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, white, black and more. There have been many interesting contemporary sketch examples over the years, but those made by Carol Powell, Alkis Matheos, Jonathan Glass, Karin Krohne Kaufman and Alfredo Chiappori are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paper, ink and paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Contemporary Sketch?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a contemporary sketch in our inventory may begin at $123 and can go as high as $17,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,120.