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Gay - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Still Life of Roses in Jug
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour painting, depicting a still life of roses in a jug. Signed to the lower left-hand corner. Well-presented in a wash line card mount and in a speckled frame with...
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20th Century Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor

"Miss Maude Hunters Cabin, Beersheen Springs, TN", 1988, Gay Kabbash
By Gay Kabbash
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gay Kabbash, American Title: Miss Maude Year: 1988 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed
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1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor

Gay Parisians
Located in Bristol, CT
highlights depicting four 'gay' Parisians signed (LR)
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20th Century Other Art Style Gay Vintage Drawings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

Vintage Gay Parisians
Gay Parisians
H 24 in W 30 in
Street Costumes, Gay Nineties Fashion - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
about turn of the century women's fashion. "Costume Design of the Gay Nineties" The House of Little
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1930s Academic Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor, Board, Ink

Drawing of a Boy / Butterflies
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
line drawings were modern and gentle, realized with a brave yet delicate gay sensibility. The images
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1950s Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Ink

"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem
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1930s American Art Deco Gay Vintage Drawings

"Reclining Male Nude", Important Drawing by Edward Wolfe, Duncan Grant's Circle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important, beautifully rendered drawing of a reclining male nude figure was made by Edward
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1930s British Art Deco Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper

Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Robin Gay McCline (American, 1928-2008). A line of trees and buildings runs across the center of the
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903
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1980s Performance Gay Vintage Drawings

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Board, Ink

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld
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1970s Performance Gay Vintage Drawings

Materials

Board, Ink

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
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1940s American Realist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Rear View, " Superb Ink Drawing by John K. Green, Circle of Benjamin Britten
By John Kenneth Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely detailed in ink on paper, this drawing of a nude male figure's back side was made by John
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1930s British Art Deco Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper

Judy Garland Hollywood Film 1963 Costume Design Mid 20th Century Gay Icon Oscars
Located in New York, NY
Judy Garland Hollywood Film 1963 Costume Design Mid 20th Century Gay Icon Oscars EDITH HEAD (1897
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1960s Performance Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Naturalistic Portrait Drawing of a Horse
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic portrait of a horse in colored pencil on paper. The drawing is framed in a wooden
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1940s Naturalistic Gay Vintage Drawings

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Color Pencil, Paper

"Pastel Landscape in Blues 2" Original Impressionist Landscape Drawing
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

1963 "Pond" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”. She had been represented
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Cinema: The Telecinema architectural drawing Festival of Britain Telekinema
By Derek Wicrow
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of London, or our other architectural drawings, scroll down to "More from
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1950s Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Pencil

1960s "Bright Yellow" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

1960s "Cubed Abstract" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

1964 "Tree with Blue" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Unique drawing on Tony Shafrazi poster, signed & inscribed to Warhol's boyfriend
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
Kenny Scharf Original drawing on Tony Shafrazi poster, signed and inscribed to Andy Warhol's last
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1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

"The Idealized City, " Depiction of Classicized, Homophile Paradise by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France, some with a gay
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1960s French Art Deco Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper

Untitled (Spread)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
. His simple line drawings were modern and gentle, with a subtle but unmistakably gay touch. In a short
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ballpoint Pen

Seated Gentleman
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and
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1950s Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Untitled "Portrait of a Young Man (JT)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
and hopeful and unabashedly gay. This drawing is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and gentle
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1950s Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ballpoint Pen

ABCs
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
sexuality. Despite the lack of acknowledgment, the trio had always peppered their work with gay codes
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1980s Post-Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Metal

ABCs
ABCs
H 36.5 in W 49.5 in
Two Women and a Child on the Beach at Provincetown
By Charles Demuth
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Precisionist school. Later years and death Demuth, a gay artist, was a regular patron at the Lafayette Baths
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1930s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor

Hot Shorts
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ink

Hot Shorts
Hot Shorts
H 16.75 in W 14 in
Young Man with Flower
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ballpoint Pen

Advertising Graphic project for FIAT by Marco Silombria. Circa 1980
Located in Firenze, IT
Car rally. Fiat factory team. Marco Silombria (Savona, 1035- Turin, 2014) Mixed media: drawing
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1970s Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Plastic, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil

Over Head
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Portrait of a Man (Tony)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were
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1950s Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ballpoint Pen

Lover Boy
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
hopeful and unabashedly gay. This drawing is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and gentle whimsy. A
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Ink

"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Gallery, Provincetown, MA “Treasures of Gay Art,” Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY 2008
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1990s American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Watercolor

Evocation 1
By Bill Rice
Located in New York, NY
urban life from his generation. Rice’s depictions of inner city gay men are some of the most hauntingly
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1980s Other Art Style Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Watercolor

City of Night (Cruising in the Park)
By Bill Rice
Located in New York, NY
painters of urban life from his generation. Rice’s depictions of inner city gay men are some of the most
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Tower Bridge, London - Abstracted Urban Landscape
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic pastel drawing of Tower Bridge in London by Allie William "Bill" Skelton (American, 1942
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1970s Expressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Dancer Study
By Christian Bérard
Located in London, GB
directed the Ballets Russes, were one of the most prominent openly gay couples in French theater during the
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1930s Art Deco Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Pen

Dancer Study
Dancer Study
H 21.26 in W 18.9 in D 1.19 in
Girls at the Lunch Counter
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Drawing of three girls sitting at a counter by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986
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1970s Expressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Pastel

The Sexual Perspective,
Located in London, GB
good condition, with strong colours. It has been recently framed. Active within the Gay Liberation
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1980s Post-War Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Sexual Perspective,
The Sexual Perspective,
H 19.3 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Panéjo with stomachs N°1
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
experience as a gay male living in Mexico today. My early paintings and drawings are more explicitly erotic
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20th Century Contemporary Gay Vintage Drawings

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Color Pencil, Graphite, Paper

New York City Police Fortune Magazine Illustration
By Robert Riggs
Located in Miami, FL
York City's police department. Robert Riggs was a gay artist.
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1930s Realist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Two Women, Erotic Nude Woman - Lesbian Dream - Existential Magic Realism
By George Tooker
Located in Miami, FL
the younger woman's protruding vagina. Tooker was a gay man, and it's interesting how he explores
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1950s Surrealist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Pencil

'New to the World', Hans Hoffmann, Brooklyn Museum, Corcoran, Parson School, ASL
By Frances Pratt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Village and printed the Laurel Folios. Frances Pratt taught drawing and painting at the Ballard School
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1940s Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Eric Blore
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
appearance in Cole Porter`s 1932-33 hit musical, `The Gay Divorcee`, opposite Fred Astaire; he reprised the
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1930s Gay Vintage Drawings

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Illustration Board, Charcoal

Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
arrived in Paris and found that the gay life was not conducive to constructive work, so I went to South
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1930s American Realist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Oil, Board

"Chilmark Pond", Martha's Vineyard Plein Air Coastal Island Pastel Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
, the Gay Head Gallery (now known as the Sargent Gallery) and elsewhere.
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1990s American Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paper, Pastel

'Still Life', Chouinard Art School, Carmel Art Association, Santa Barbara Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
artists Armin Hansen, William Ritschel, Paul Whitman, August Gay, and Louis Siegriest were present in the
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1980s Post-Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Mulberry Paper

Handsome Tropical Exotic Male Dancer Square Jaw - Gay Interest
Located in Miami, FL
feathers is depicted in vibrant colors that evokes festive gay interest. Signed lower right. CATEAU
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1940s Gay Vintage Drawings

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Pastel, Paper

Vintage Harley Francis Abstract Nude Oil Painting, Gay Interest
By Harley Francis
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Harley Francis abstract nude oil painting, Gay Interest. Offered for sale is a vintage
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1980s Gay Vintage Drawings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Judy - All Star
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1970s Performance Gay Vintage Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

1980s Erotic nude male portrait of artist's lover, Iconic piece from gay history
Located in Harkstead, GB
schoolboy he self-published a booklet of drawings Palm Fronde Alphabet. An interest in Aubrey Beardsley and
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1980s Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Board, Oil

Nude woman pencil drawing Ramón Pichot
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramón Pichot Soler (1924-1987) - Woman - Pencil Drawing measures 60x45 cm. Frame size 81x65 cm
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1970s Impressionist Gay Vintage Drawings

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Pencil

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
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1930s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Egg Tempera, Board

"Standing Male Nude", Rare, Early Painting by Paul Goadby Stone, 1949
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ever offered by the artist. Although it has the appearance of a drawing, this work appears to be
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

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Paint

Untitled "Portrait of a Young Man (Carlo), " USA, 1950
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
and hopeful and unabashedly gay. This drawing is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and gentle
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1950s American Modern Gay Vintage Drawings

Materials

Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
gay and an advocate for love regardless of race and gender. Keith Haring (1958-1990) was an American
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Late 20th Century Gay Vintage Drawings

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Lithograph

Keith Haring, Untitled, 1987 (Pyramid With UFOs )(Framed)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
Haring's most popular symbolism. As a gay man in the eighties, Haring often felt like an outsider and
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Gay Vintage Drawings

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Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril, TLautrec, Philadelphia Museum of Art (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
de Toulouse-Lautrec was such an artist: in his drawings and lithographs the Paris of the Gay Nineties
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1940s Gay Vintage Drawings

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Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, TLautrec (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
de Toulouse-Lautrec was such an artist: in his drawings and lithographs the Paris of the Gay Nineties
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1940s Gay Vintage Drawings

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Lithograph

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Gay Vintage Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of gay vintage drawings for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Pop Art, abstract or Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the gay vintage drawings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and white. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Andy Warhol, Richard Caldwell Brewer, Lowell Nesbitt, Edith Isaac-Rose and Peter Witwer are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, paint and pencil.

How Much are Gay Vintage Drawings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — gay vintage drawings in our inventory begin at $185 and can go as high as $374,950, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.