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Red Chalk Sketches

Portrait of a Young Woman, Red Chalk and Graphite Sketch, Pre-Raphaelite
Located in London, GB
Red chalk and graphite over paper Image size: 19 x 13 1/2 inches (48.25 x 34.25 cm) Contemporary
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Graphite

The Death of Attis, 18th Century French Red Chalk Drawing, Greek Mythology
Located in London, GB
Red chalk on paper Image size: 9 x 7 inches (23 x 17.75 cm) Acid free mount The Greek god Attis
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18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

A red chalk study sheet by Baldassare Franceschini, known as Volterrano
Located in PARIS, FR
figure sketched with her arms raised on the reverse. A drawing in the Musée du Louvre shows a nude study
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Paper

Two military studies, a preparatory red chalk drawing by Jean-Baptiste Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in PARIS, FR
This red chalk is framed in a large Louis XV style gilded frame. Main bibliographic reference
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1720s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Chalk

Female Nude Study Charcoal and Red Chalk Drawing by Georges Lucien Guyot
By Georges Lucien Guyot
Located in Atlanta, GA
lines in charcoal and red chalk or sanguine mark the silhouette and posture and capture the model's
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1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Dancing Couple (recto) Various sketches (verso)
By Hubert Robert
Located in PARIS, FR
) Red chalk and charcoal on the reverse numbered in pencil “4229” circa 1770 34 x 21 cm Unidentified
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Old Masters Chalk Drawing, 17th Century Italian Sanguine on Paper
Located in London, GB
atmosphere. However, from the late Renaissance red chalk began to be used as a medium in its own right for
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17th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Italian Bolognese 17th C. Red Chalk Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man, circa 1680
Located in CH
Italian Bolognese Late 17th Century Red Chalk (Sanguine) Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man. Circa
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Drawings

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Paper

Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Mother & Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and red chalk on laid paper with watermark '© TAYLOR', 22.4 x 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Chalk

Diana and her Nymphs bathing
Located in PARIS, FR
red chalk, 30,5 x45,5 cm, with C.G. Boerner in 1986) derives from Richard Wunder1. On the strength of
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Late 18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Trotting Horses Harnessed to a Lightweight Fly. Cecil Aldin. Original Drawing.
By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, R.B.A.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
himself an amateur artist. Cecil was a wiry red-haired boy who started sketching at the age of 6, and
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

LÉON LAUNAY « Portrait Of A Young Lady With a Flower » Drawing 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
woman is standing in profile. The work is sketched in graphite and red chalk. The color brought by the
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20th Century French Picture Frames

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Paper

Driving Sheep.Plaisters Lane, Sutton Poyntz, Dorset. Jurassic Coast Village.1918
By Henry Charles Fox
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
of toning and light. His palette is typically that of the genre artist, with the use of soft reds
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Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Madame Helleu Looking at Watteau drawings at the Louvre..
By Paul César Helleu
Located in Storrs, CT
, full margins, signed in red chalk The plate is also known as Les Trois Crayons de Watteau. Helleu
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Drypoint, Color

Vintage Balenciaga Silk Fabric and Irish Linen Cushions Pillows Maroon
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
autumnal shades. Softly textured earth brown ground with chalk like markings sketched horizontally with
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Mid-20th Century European Pillows and Throws

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Textile

Study for the Spring (preparatory to the Four Seasons) by René-Marie Castaing
Located in PARIS, FR
colours evocating red chalk: Hunting, Fishing, Dancing and finally The Four Seasons, evoked in a style
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1940s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Study in the Antique Style, a neoclassical drawing by Augustin Pajou
Located in PARIS, FR
very advanced compositions in red chalk, probably intended to be sent to the Marquis de Marigny as a
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1750s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
show that de Troy used red chalk (see in the catalogue, the notice for the Meal of Esther and Ahasuerus
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs

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Silk, Wool

Pavilion with waterfall, an ink wash attributed to Hubert Robert (1733 - 1808)
By Hubert Robert
Located in PARIS, FR
translated from a drawn version (in wash or red chalk) into a painted version. This is probably what happened
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1760s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Portrait of Jean Claude Pellegrini (1787-1854)
Located in PARIS, FR
life annuities. From this first stage are dated two sketchbooks in black chalk and red chalk of
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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Figures Seated around a Table
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Elsie de Woolfe, Lady Mendl, Paris; by whom given in 1950 to: Arlene Dahl, New York (until 2021) This delightful sheet is a newly rediscovered work by the eighteenth-ce...
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1760s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil

World's Columbia Exposition Award by A. Saint-Gaudens and Charles F. Barber 1893
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Bronze medal by Augustus Saint-Gaudes (front) and Charles F. Barber (back) for the official award at the World Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893, delivered to Baroness de ...
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Antique 1890s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4.5" wide x 7.5" high The frame measure...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
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Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Pencil on paper, dated (lower right), 55cm x 44cm (76cm x 64cm framed) Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academic art training in Europe from the 16th century onwar...
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1850s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

'Soul Song of The Nereid', Painting, Oil on Canvas
By William Oxer F.R.S.A.
Located in Yardley, PA
'Soul Song of The Nereid' Oil on canvas, hand made and finished frame. 12”x16” approx. plus frame size. :: Painting :: Pre-Raphaelite :: This piece comes with an official cert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

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Oil

Pre-Raphaelite painter, portrait of warrior
Located in Tricase, IT
Pre-Raphaelite painting representing the scene of a warrior. The oil on board of great quality represents a warrior who has defeated his opponent. The painting at the stylistic leve...
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1870s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
Located in Braintree, GB
In this antique 17th-century oil painting on copper, we see St. Jerome, encased within an intricately adorned wooden frame. Jerome assumes the role of a penitent, deeply engrossed in...
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Antique 17th Century European Paintings

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Copper

17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
17th century oil on copper portrait - St. Jerome
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H 5.91 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in
Baroque Interior, a drawing attributed to Francesco Battaglioli (1725 - 1796)
By Francesco Battaglioli
Located in PARIS, FR
The technique of this luminous architectural drawing with its rigorous perspective is perfectly representative of the creations of the Venetian school’s 18th century vedutists. Simil...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on greenish gray wove paper. 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (390 x 295 mm). Initialed "G. B." in pencil on the lower right recto. In generally good condition with some minor scatter...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Graphite

17th-18th Century Carved Spanish Baroque Christ, Nino, Santo
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful baroque baby Jesus with glass eyes and a very strong expression. Wonderful and rare original period piece. Spain, circa 1650-1750. Weathered, losses and old repairs. Measur...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Wood

The Nativity of Christ
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Pigment

Christ , 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christ , 18th century. Crucifix, Christ, beautiful carved and gilded wood frame, 18th century. Dimensions: H: 61cm, W: 39cm, D: 7cm.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Religious Items

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Wood

Christ , 18th Century
Christ , 18th Century
H 24.02 in W 15.36 in D 2.76 in
(Untitled)
By Henry Hintermeister
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940 Medium: Pastel on Canvas Dimensions: 30.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Image of a woman seated in front of a fire.
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Pastel

Study after Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment”
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in New York, NY
Italian School, 16th Century Provenance: Private Collection, New York This intriguing drawing is a study by an anonymous 16th-century Italian artist after a vignette in Michelange...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

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Drawing by Francesco Bartolozzi of Mercury, 1776
Located in London, GB
from the works of Cipriani and Angelica Kauffman. He also drew sketches of his own in red chalk. Soon
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Neoclassical Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Der RABBINER (The rabbi) Judaica
By Luigi Losito
Located in Los Angeles, CA
??nude sketches based on ancient sculptures, red chalk drawings and first work in oil followed. Main
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Oil

Auguste Renoir "Le Fleuve Scamandre" Etching on Wove Paper
Located in Woodbury, CT
. Renoir had previously made some studies in red and black chalk for this same subject. This painted sketch
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Early 20th Century Prints

Ronnie Wood: Artist, Limited Edition Signed Book and Print Set
By Ronnie Wood
Located in Guildford, Surrey
pencil sketches to pen and ink, washes, chalk, pastels, oils, and even bronzes and stained glass
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21st Century and Contemporary British Prints

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Leather, Fabric

Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros View of a Villa beside the Cascades at Tivoli
By Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros
Located in London, Middlesex
; ?bears number in red chalk verso: 5. Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros was a Swiss painter, born in Moudon
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Antique 1780s Swiss Neoclassical Paintings

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Canvas

Red chalk Old Master Sketch of a Battle Scene after Maarten van Heemskerck
Located in Leesburg, VA
Red chalk Old Master Sketch of a Battle Scene after Maarten van Heemskerck Follower of Maarten van
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Rococo Drawings

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Paper

The Infants Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing
By (Attributed to) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Chalk on paper. Signed lower centre. This piece is not currently framed but a suitable frame can be
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Chalk

A large landscape drawing executed in Italy around 1630 by a Flemish artist
By Flemish School, 17th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
preparatory red chalk lines. The artist shows great vivacity in his pen strokes, often freeing himself from
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Ink

Joseph greeting his Brothers, a preparatory study by Pier Francesco Mola
By Pier Francesco Mola
Located in PARIS, FR
drawing executed in red chalk and pen with washes of grey and brown inks and highlights of white lead
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1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Ink, Pen

Lubin de Beauvais (1873-1917) An elegant woman at the café 1896, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
, watercolourist, draughtsman, and illustrator. He mainly illustrated children's books, working mostly in red chalk
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1890s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Marilyn
By Fabio Modica
Located in Westport, CT
Iconic Marilyn Monroe portrayed in blue, yellow, green, pink and red. Fabio Modica was born in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Marilyn
Marilyn
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in
Rare and Unusual Ohio State Seal Banner ca 1890-1905
Located in York County, PA
state seal on a ground of 13 red and white stripes, made ca 1890 -1905 Printed on coarse cotton, in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

Water Lily with rich reds, blues and yellow 69 X 87
By Antonio Ugarte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Water Lily with Rich Reds, Blue and Yellow 69 X 87. This first sketch was made over the canvas
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Fatal Attraction, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
red Swedish fish candy and a fish lure facing each other as they sit on a green chalkboard with a
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Jane Shore
By Francesco Bartolozzi
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
plates to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. He also drew sketches of his own in red chalk. Soon after
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Early 1800s Baroque Portrait Prints

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Copper

The Seine, Paris - Post Impressionist Watercolor, Riverscape by Paul Signac
By Paul Signac
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
canvas); On the Bank of the River (watercolour and black chalk on white wove paper); Le Pont Neuf
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1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Graphite

Red Chalk Study of a Tree
Located in New Orleans, LA
A drawing in chalk of a twisted and gnarled tree with a lightly sketched stag in the background
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings

Woman combining her hair
By Georges Rouault
Located in Paris, FR
profile. This sketch took up in the watercolor and red chalk Nues. Composition, of 1911, can be seen as a
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Watercolor, Paper

Gunter Tollman Figurative Work on Paper
By Gunter Tollmann
Located in San Francisco, CA
composed of gestural, calligraphic flourishes in stark red and black peppered with succinctly sketched
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Late 20th Century German Modern Paintings

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Paper

Cupid Bending a Bow by Giulio Campi
By Giulio Campi
Located in New York, NY
confident execution in red chalk, is comparable to several sanguine drawings by Campi, including Liutista e
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Drawings

Large Rare Vintage Henry Moore Black Silk Fabric with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
By Henry Moore
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
figures’ illustrates 3 bodies in a row. Moore had used wax crayon and watercolour wash for his sketches
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pillows and Throws

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Linen, Silk

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Red Chalk Sketches For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of red chalk sketches available for sale. Finding the ideal Old Masters, Art Deco 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 made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the red chalk sketches on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, brown, black, yellow and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, R.B.A., Georges Lucien Guyot, Paul César Helleu, Jean-Baptiste Pater and Antonio Ugarte are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in chalk, paper and paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Red Chalk Sketches?

Prices for pieces in our collection of red chalk sketches start at $1,038 and top out at $93,838 with the average selling for $4,603.