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Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
By Seymour Lipton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Black Crayon on paper, 1957
Signed and dated lower
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs
By Seymour Lipton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
)
Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA
De-accessed 2017
Note: Lipton did a large number of preliminary
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
By Seymour Lipton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
Black crayon on paper, 1959
Signed and dated middle right (see
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, (Colors, new tales follow...
By Jean-Emile Laboureur
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, published in Le Mercure de France
(Colors, new
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Albert Gottschalk, Sketch / Preliminary Drawing of Bridge over a River
Located in Kastrup, DK
Albert Gottschalk - 1866-1906. Sketch / preliminary drawing. Landscape, 'Bro over å' (Bridge over
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 16.93 in W 28.35 in D 0.79 in
Preliminary Drawing for the color aquatint "Street Gossip"
By Louis Oscar Griffith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Drawing for the color aquatint "Street Gossip"
Signed by the artist in pencil lower
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Preliminary drawing for the painting entitled Trapezoids
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the war drawing 3-D perspectives from engineers' plans. Following the war he returned to UW to
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Untitled Minimalist Drawing (Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction)
By Charles Hinman
Located in New York, NY
. This excellent piece was most likely a preliminary drawing for the geometric abstraction painting
Category
1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
H 19.25 in W 25 in D 0.5 in
Gentlemen and Scottie dog at Chess Board
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
41.00"
This is a preliminary drawing. It’s a masterful drawing that was mounted long long ago and so
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins
By Henri Edmond Cross
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Lugt 1305a lower right (see photo)
Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing for the painting
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Double sided crayon drawing in colors: Study for "The Shoe" (recto)
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. 55 and 53
Note: This drawing is a preliminary drawing for the cover illustration for Lucien Puech
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Sketch for 'The X & Its Tails'. 1967
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Sketch for ‘The X & Its Tails’ is an original study and preliminary drawing made by Calder preceding his
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Late Fall (Spaetherbst) (Abstract, Drawing, Ink)
Located in Kansas City, MO
simple, reduced formal language based on large-format charcoal preliminary drawings. His best-known works
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760
By Jean Baptist Le Prince
Located in Kinderhook, NY
) and likely a preliminary drawing for a painting or a sketch of an earlier work in the Winter Palace
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century European Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Preliminary Cover, Collier's Magazine
By Earl Oliver Hurst
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Pencil on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Pencil
"Invitation to Murder, " Preliminary Studies
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache, Charcoal and Ink
Signature: Unsigned
Invitation to Murder, preliminary studies
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Gouache
A landscape drawing by Claude Lorrain, with a preliminary sketch on the verso
By Claude Lorrain
Located in PARIS, FR
in his studio.
Made from a preliminary graphite drawing (a trace of which can be seen in the middle
Category
1660s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Graphite
Old Master Drawing, Westerkerk Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, 17th century, Dutch
Located in Greven, DE
backside with village church of the 18th century
Chalk and pen on paper
23,5 x 18,5 cm
Preliminary drawing
Category
17th Century Dutch School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
UNTITLED DRAWING (STUDY FOR "MEREDITH IN MAINE")
By Stephen Pace
Located in Portland, ME
"prelimINary drawing" for the painting, it is a fully finished drawing in its own right, not simply a
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project
Graphite, charcoal and wash on tracing paper, c. 1930
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze
Graphite on tracing paper, 1930
Unsigned
Note: The
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Preliminary study for Cretan Dancer bronze sculpture
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary study for Cretan Dancer bronze sculpture
Unsigned
Graphite on tracing paper, 1930-1934
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
H 6.875 in W 7.125 in
Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)
By Charles Dufresne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)
Graphite on paper
Signed in pencil lower left
Category
1910s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Portland, ME
preliminary drawings leading up to a finished composition. No Cassatt sketchbooks have survived, but it is
Category
1870s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
By William McGregor Paxton
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
Graphite on paper, 1913
Signed in pencil
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Untitled (Study for The Aerialists)
By John Steuart Curry
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is part of a group of preliminary drawings and three finished paintings executed
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Caspar Netscher Charcoal Portrait Drawing, circa 1670
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing on card by renowned Dutch painter Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Ceramics by Picasso by Marilyn McCully (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
bibliography, preliminary drawings and a list of his works. A very useful work of reference for both collectors
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017
By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet
Located in PARIS, FR
to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing becomes a graphic
Category
2010s French Other Drawings
Materials
Mylar
Oil landscape of Autumn Forest
By David Johnson
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
colored Based on copious preliminary drawings and studies of specific trees in their natural environment
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Absolu Tuberose 3, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2012
By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet
Located in PARIS, FR
, nor presuming to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing
Category
2010s French Other Drawings
Materials
Mylar
H 72.84 in W 72.84 in D 1.58 in
Study for “L’Acropole”
By Paul Delvaux
Located in New Orleans, LA
right)
Watercolor, pen and ink on paper
This preliminary drawing for Paul Delvaux’s greatest
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Remembrance Drawing #4
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #9
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #6
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #2
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #8
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #10
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #3
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #5
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Remembrance Drawing #7
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Three drawings by François Boucher in a mounting by Jean-Baptiste Glomy
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
), considered to be by the hand of another artist, is inspired by a preliminary drawing by Boucher. This unknown
Category
1750s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Ink
Yacht Blueprint by Harold Field Kellogg
Located in Norwell, MA
: Boat, Preliminary drawing no, "B", Drawn by HFK, Date March 5, 1932.
It is interesting to note that
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Prints
Materials
Paper
The Bull III - expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull III - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. Part of the triptych.
His artistic style is
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Bull II- expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull II - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. Part of the triptych.
His artistic style is
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Bull V - expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull V - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. The work is size 12x8 inches framed (black
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Bull III - expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull III - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. The work is size 12x8 inches framed (black
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Afternoon nap (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing
By Dmitrii Drugakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Anxious morning (minotaur, centaur) - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper.
His artistic style is
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Remembrance Drawing #1 Contemporary Original Charcoal on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
me—not as a preliminary to a painting—but as a piece of art by itself.
These drawings are created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
H 29 in W 22 in D 0.1 in
18th century portrait drawing of the Rev. William Atkinson
By George Romney
Located in London, GB
dimensions: 14.50 x 15.38 inches
This drawing is one of only two known portrait drawings by Romney (as
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Old Masters Chalk Drawing, 17th Century Italian Sanguine on Paper
Located in London, GB
17th century drawing depicts a reclining woman with her back.
The Sanguine chalk that has been used
Category
17th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
German Nude Figurative Drawing 19th century pencil white chalk paper
Located in Florence, IT
pose of the lady in center, seems recalling a scene of dance. The drawing is, presumably, the
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Academic master drawing: Allegorical Scene artist in Musée d'Orsay
Located in Norwich, GB
of the soldiers in the second plan.
The drawing is likely to have been painted just at the end of
Category
1870s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
H 24.61 in W 30.12 in D 0.4 in
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in 1925.
This is a preliminary drawing to a series of class assignments.
From a sketch book
Image
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in 1925.
This is a preliminary drawing to a series of class assignments.
From a sketch book
Image
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Village Scene, early 20th century drawing on paper, Cleveland School Artist
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Beachwood, OH
includes his watercolors, prints, oil paintings, and preliminary sketches for both paintings and wallpaper
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Ink
The Death of Attis, 18th Century French Red Chalk Drawing, Greek Mythology
Located in London, GB
depicted in this drawing. Attis can be seen brandishing his dagger aloft, ready to inflict the final blow
Category
18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Sketch for Mural, Figure on Horseback in Black and White Original Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Untitled graphite on paper drawing by Verona Burkhard (1910-2004) of a figure on horseback
Category
20th Century American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
H 29.75 in W 22.75 in D 1.25 in
Lady in the sea. Dora Holzhandler.Polish-Jewish Descent.Original Pastel Drawing
By Dora Holzhandler
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
drawing on paper by Dora Holzhandler dated 2007. The artwork is presented and supplied in a sympathetic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Felt Pen
Landscape with Trees and a Fisherman walking, a drawing by Jan Van Goyen
By Jan Josefsz Van Goyen
Located in PARIS, FR
atmospheric and engaging simplicity that Van Goyen achieved in drawings such as this. Indeed, his landscapes
Category
1650s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Ink, Laid Paper
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