Glass Drawings

Hand colored engraving on paper of sailors in a long boat rowing against high seas among closely reefed ships of the line. Published by William Miller, Alber...

Vintage black wood framed sketch of a rolled up snake, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve. Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve dra...

An extraordinary George Crionas lithograph 162/200 from the 1960s and in great condition. The piece is titled "Oops!" and depicts clown damage to a pool table, this lithograph is fra...

A fine French 19th century etching and drypoint Titled "Soirée d'été" (Summer Evening) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) depicting Mrs. Kathleen Newton resting on a lounge chair. Signed and dated (l/l): J.J. Tissot, 1881 in the plate. Under the mat, the front of the sheet inscribed in pencil with a '1' in a circle, the verso of the sheet with old price inscription "450-" in pencil. Circa: 1881-1882. Measures: Plate Height: 9 inches (22.9 cm) Plate Width: 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm) Sheet Height: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm) Sheet Width: 20 5/8 inches (52.4 cm) Frame Height: 19 inches (48.3 cm) Frame Width: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm) Frame Depth: 1 1/8 inches (2.9 cm) Literature: Wentworth 56. Note: Tissot's from 1881 is said to depict his lover, the Irish divorcee Mrs. Kathleen Newton, resting on a lounge chair. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, California Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 15 October 1836 – 8 August 1902), Anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. He also painted scenes and characters from the Bible. Jacques Tissot was born in the city of Nantes in France and spent his early childhood there. His father, Marcel Théodore Tissot, was a successful drapery merchant. His mother, Marie Durand, assisted her husband in the family business and designed hats. A devout Catholic, Tissot's mother instilled pious devotion in the future artist from a very young age. Tissot's youth spent in Nantes likely contributed to his frequent depiction of shipping vessels and boats in his later works. The involvement of his parents in the fashion industry is believed to have been an influence on his painting style, as he depicted women's clothing in fine detail. By the time Tissot was 17, he knew he wanted to pursue painting as a career. His father opposed this, preferring his son to follow a business profession, but the young Tissot gained his mother's support for his chosen vocation. Around this time, he began using the given name of James. By 1854 he was commonly known as James Tissot; he may have adopted it because of his increasing interest in everything English. In 1856 or 1857, Tissot travelled to Paris to pursue an education in art. While staying with a friend of his mother, painter Elie Delaunay, Tissot enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study in the studios of Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. Both were successful Lyonnaise painters who moved to Paris to study under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Lamothe provided the majority of Tissot's studio education, and the young artist studied on his own by copying works at the Louvre, as did most other artists of the time in their early years. Around this time, Tissot also made the acquaintance of the American James McNeill Whistler, and French painters Edgar Degas (who had also been a student of Lamothe and a friend of Delaunay), and Édouard Manet. In 1859, Tissot exhibited in the Paris Salon for the first time. He showed five paintings of scenes from the Middle Ages, many depicting scenes from Goethe's Faust. These works show the influence in his work of the Belgian painter Henri Leys (Jan August Hendrik Leys), whom Tissot had met in Antwerp earlier that same year. Other influences include the works of the German painters Peter Von Cornelius and Moritz Retzsch. After Tissot had first exhibited at the Salon and before he had been awarded a medal, the French government paid 5,000 francs for his depiction of The Meeting of Faust and Marguerite in 1860, with the painting being exhibited at the Salon the following year, together with a portrait and other paintings. Émile Péreire supplied Tissot's painting Walk in the Snow for the 1862 international exhibition in London; the next year three paintings by Tissot were displayed at the London gallery of Ernest Gambart. In about 1863, Tissot suddenly shifted his focus from the medieval style to the depiction of modern life through portraits. During this period, Tissot gained high critical acclaim, and quickly became a success as an artist. Like contemporaries such as Alfred Stevens and Claude Monet, Tissot also explored Japonisme, including Japanese objects and costumes in his pictures and expressing style influence. Degas painted a portrait of Tissot from these years (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), in which he is sitting below a Japanese screen hanging on the wall. Still on Top, 1873 Tissot fought in the Franco-Prussian War as part of the improvised defense of Paris, joining two companies of the Garde Nationale and later as part of the Paris Commune. His 1870 painting La Partie Carrée (The Foursome) evoked the period of the French revolution. Either because of the radical political associations related to the Paris Commune (which he was believed to have joined mostly to protect his own belongings rather than for shared ideology), or because of better opportunities, he left Paris for London in 1871. During this period, Seymour Haden helped him to learn etching techniques. Having already worked as a caricaturist for Thomas Gibson Bowles, the owner of the magazine Vanity Fair, as well as exhibited at the Royal Academy, Tissot arrived with established social and artistic connections in London. Tissot used...

A pencil drawing on paper depicting on both sides the Dalmatian dog lying on an armchair. On the one hand, the egoist, on the other, a sardonic gleam in ...

Handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracite steel frame. Mat glass.

A mid century ink and watercolor on paper by Elliott Barowitz circa 1961. Signed ‘E. O. Barowitz’, titled ‘Standing Nude’ and dated top right. Wooden frame is painted in a gray wash ...

Fun and fabulous mixed media drawing in pastel crayon of an artist and his nude model after a series of Picasso painting his models. Obviously in the artist's studio the fun colors a...

An ink drawing on paper depicting owls. Briar veneer wood frame and ebony, polished and beeswaxed. Vienna, Austria circa 1920.

Handmade technical drawing. Signed and stamped in 1925. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracit steel frame. Mat glass.

Pencil drawing of a Roman man by Anton Pieck (1895-1987). When viewed up close the craftsmanship of Anton Pieck is obvious. He was a highly skilled arti...

A pastel painting depicting the head of a spaniel dog with a wild duck in his mouth. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. England circa1930.

A 20th Century pastel painting on paper of a chocolate Labrador. Excellent condition of this handsome dog. Signed on lower corner, dated '85.. 17 hi...

A pair of vintage framed Chinese pen & ink paintings from early 20th century with stunning detailing. The paintings have been framed with a glass front and...

handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracit steel frame. Mat glass.

A pencil drawing on paper depicting the head of an ox. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. Vienna, Austria circa 1920.

An extraordinary George Crionas' "Off to the Circus" Lithograph from the 1960s and in great condition. The piece is titled "Off to the Circus" and depicts a clown reading a newspaper...

An extraordinary "A Jackpot" by George Crionas Color Lithograph 22/200 from the 1960s and in great condition. The piece is titled "A Jackpot" depicts a clown playing a slot machine c...

2nd Half of the 18th cenutury, hand-colored The pictures are showing dance scenes based on Etrukian vase painting.

An extraordinary George Crionas' "Central Park Tycoon" Lithograph 162/200 from the 1960s and in great condition. The piece is titled "Central Park Tycoon" and depicts a clown reading...

Rare size and original Gothic interior etching of York Cathedral by Albany E. Howard, (1872-1936). This large size and incredibly elaborate work of Gothic art is made and signed by ...

A large hand written land indenture document England, 1810, framed. The beautifully hand written document mounted on board with a red velvet border and ...

A large early 19th century Empire period engraving. depicting Belisarius receiving Almas, original ilded frame in classical taste, with original gl...

Interesting trio of English Sir William Hamilton Greco-Roman neoclassical hand-colored engravings set of images made in the Grand Tour style. Hamilton was a British ambassador to the...

Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.

1970s Abstract Op Art Lithograph by Pedro Friedeberg A P 6/10 Midcentury Mexico Bright colors and Bold patterns offering up illusions and fantasy. O...

These two lithographs were hand sketched in France circa 1920. Both artwork are set in a carved painted frame and protected with glass; one scene depicts a tea drinking in a garden, ...

A framed hand written birth announcement for Danile Konig, Pennsylvania 1854 This document known as a Fraktur is calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet ...

Original Gordon Henderson fashion sketches, watercolor and pencil on paper. Signed and framed (listed measurements includes frame). Each sketch measur...

Original Gordon Henderson fashion sketches, watercolor and pencil on paper. Signed and framed (listed measurements includes frame). Each sketch measur...

A pastel painting on paper attributed to Alan Powell, of a woman wearing red lipstick this painting was originally purchased from the artist in Woodstock N...

Selection of Modern Art or Gallery Wall, circa 1960s. From left to right they are: 1) Watercolor of male nude on blue paper, circa 1960s. It h...

Academic manner pencil drawing on paper of a seated pensive woman. The drawing is left unsigned. The piece is framed in a partially gilt frame with ornamented border. In great vintag...

An exceptional Academic charcoal on paper drawing by noted French artist Lucien Laurent-Gsell of a muscular nude male with back-turned, signed 'Laurent-Gsell' lower right, presented French-matted in a neoclassical water-gilt wood frame. Measurements below are overall, work measures 24.25" by 15". BIOGRAPHY: Lucien Laurent-Gsell, (Paris, 1860 - 1944), French painter and illustrator. He entered the E?cole des Beaux-Arts where he studied under Caspar Gsell (his father) and Alexandre Cabanel. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Franc?ais in 1881, the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, and the Socie?te? Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1909. As the nephew of Louis Pasteur...

Pair of sportsman prints titled; Live-bait fishing for Jack and Fly-fishing for Trout.; Aquatints with original hand color. Done after James Pollard, by R G Reeve...

An original pencil architectural sketch on paper realised in 1928 by the Italian architects Michele Busiri Vici and Clemente Busiri Vici for the large vill...

19th century pair of English Sir William Hamilton Greco-Roman neoclassical hand-colored engravings. Head of a woman profile made in the Grand Tour style. Hamilton was British Ambassa...

Francisco Zúñiga Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper, 1964 Offered for sale is an original charcoal drawing with pastels by the well listed Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco Zúñ...

Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young maiden resting on a Persian rug laid down as a bed while holding a tambourine and next to a Moroccan ivory-inlaid octagonal table with a tea pot on top. Signed and inscribed 'Ballesio Roma Tivoli' (upper right). All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm). Frame width: 30 1/2 inches (30.5 cm). Frame depth: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm). Paper height: 15 inches (38.1 cm). Paper width: 21 1/2 inches (54.7 cm). Literature: A similar subject matter watercolor is catalogued and illustrated in Caroline Juler, "Les Orientalistes...

A New York City abstract painter and printmaker, Robert Yucikas has exhibited his art in Manhattan and elsewhere since the mid 1970’s. Born in Washington, D. C., Yucikas studied art ...

1970s Abstract Op Art Lithograph by Pedro Friedeberg A P 6/10 Midcentury Mexico Bright colors bold patterns provide illusion and fantasy. Original Wood Frame with Gold Leaf. Signed i...

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing on card by renowned Dutch painter Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg/Prague 1639-1684 The Hague) depicting a lady of means...

Abstract charcoal drawing by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. Similar to works by Louise Bourgeois from the same era. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed ...

Abstract charcoal drawing by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. Similar to works by Louise Bourgeois from the same era. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed ...

Jorge Zeno Abstract Pen and Ink with Watercolor Offered for sale is a pen and ink hand colored with watercolor by artist Jorge Zeno (US/Puerto Rico, b1956)...

Grand Tour charcoal and watercolor drawing executed by an English tourist in Italy, circa 1800, depicting a gentleman peering over a staircase balustrade in a Baroque interior...

Abstract charcoal drawing by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed under UV resistant glass in a clean lined black lacquer ...

A black ink and sepia wash drawing by French artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince of a classical scene of Roman soldiers with camel signed and dated lower left. T...

This pencil drawing was recently acquired from a Palm Beach estate, and it dates to May 20, 1882, and is by the German English artist William Charles Thomas Dobson. Note: The piece ...

Le Dresseur et l'Eléphant du Cirque Bouglione (The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione) is a w/c and pastel Illustration by André Legrand-Chabrier. ...

Tableau italien du 20ème siècle. Oeuvre à technique mixte sur masonite représentant vue de la rivière avec bateaux de bonne qualité picturale, signée en bas à droite (voir photo). Ca...

This is a beautiful early 20th century artwork painting study after artist Henri Matisse (French b. Dec. 31 1869 d. Nov. 3 1954.) Female on lounge ch...

Drawing Vintage 1960s architectural etching pen drawing on paper. Made in Italy. Signed Laurenzi. Black ink on paper. Secret message in the drawing, a m...

20th century drawing of a dress. Inscribed: "Machida (Crossed) Blanche" "La familia de la danie" (On back).

Italian painting from 20th century. Oil painting on canvas, in the first canvas, depicting Impressionist style landscape of good pictorial quality. Frame in silvered metal and wood c...

G. B. Piranesi in his fifties was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Italy where he produced drawings of Greek architecture. Medium: Etching on laid paper. Year: circa...

Drawing by Manuel Viana, lithography in black and white, limited edition 135/300 signed Handcrafted wooden frame with white gilt decoration, non-reflecting glass Biography: The art...

Unique and original work of art about the history of Switzerland and France. This impressive and powerful work of art is definitely unique and interesting for many reasons. First of all, the style in which this charcoal drawing (with patches of watercolor) was made, is typical of the era and a joy to look at. Secondly, the posters of this era are rare and sought after, so to find an original drawing makes this antique extra desirable. Thirdly, the powerful male and female figure show a kind of determination that is often found in propaganda posters from this era, but the quality of the execution lifts it to another level. Fourthly, if you read about the French revolutionary...