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Vintage French Pen & ink Drawing - French Courtyard
By Jean-Charles Lauthe
Located in Houston, TX
Playful pen and ink line drawing of a small garden courtyard by artist Jean Charles Lauthe, circa
Category
1920s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pen, Ink
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
The Hypochondriac: French 19th Century Theatre Comedy drawing
By Paul Gavarni (Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent and sensitively treated line drawing in coloured ink, heightened with white. It
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Gouache
H 14.57 in W 11.42 in D 0.4 in
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century French Academy-style charcoal drawing of seated male model. Mounted in a custom
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century charcoal drawing of standing nude male model in the classical tradition of the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
Laurence Dunn, Drawing of Coastal Tramp Eastleigh, Kent (c.1925) T A Soliffe
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later became something of a
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Ink
Set of Four Napoleonic Period Drawings
Located in Hudson, NY
These four drawings, while small in scale but large in style and impact, are of fine quality. Two
Category
19th Century French Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Aubusson Cartoon Gouache on Paper in Gilt Frame with Glass
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room wall or study with this elegant and colorful, antique Aubusson drawing
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
H 24.5 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
Royal Navy Ship Pencil Drawings by George Bryant Campion
Located in Downingtown, PA
Royal Navy Ship Pencil Drawings by George Bryant Campion,
Graphite on Cardstock,
Circa 1830
Four
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper with Frame and Glass
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
the local manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
H 24.25 in W 36.25 in D 1.25 in
19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Gilt Frame
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the weaver was left to
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
H 27.5 in W 15 in D 1.25 in
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Carved Gilt Frame
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the weaver was left to
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
H 31 in W 24.75 in D 1 in
1903 French Academic Charcoal Drawing of Standing Nude Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed 1903 academic charcoal drawing of standing nude male figure in the classical tradition of
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Sampling Chocolates, " Quintessential Art Deco Drawing with Blindfolded Flapper
By John Held Jr.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original, signed drawing by John Held, Jr. -- whose artistry helped to define the Jazz Age and
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 10.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), Three studies of horses, original signed Drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
contains over 300 line drawings and 20 color reproductions of his works.
Detaille was one of the first
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival character, original signed Drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
contains over 300 line drawings and 20 color reproductions of his works.
Detaille was one of the first
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A trophy of arms, original signed Drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
contains over 300 line drawings and 20 color reproductions of his works.
Detaille was one of the first
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Maximilien Luce Original Drawing “Un Magisin Dans Le Marais”
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Dallas, TX
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Pencil and charcoal drawing of a shop with goods along the
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 14 in W 18 in D 0.8 in
Steam Engine Great Northern Railway 1910 drawing by Leslie Carr
By Leslie Carr
Located in London, GB
the object of building a line from London to York. Although many local lines have been closed, much of
Category
1910s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Family - Original Pencil Drawing 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
original drawing representing a playing cupid with the typical rapid line of the sketch, revealing a
Category
1880s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
19th Century Watercolour - Towing the Line
Located in Corsham, GB
A hunting scene depicting a line of hunters closing in on their prey. I man with dogs and a white
Category
19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
North Cornwall Coast line, United Kingdom
By Edward Nevil
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cornwall Coast Line, United Kingdom" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Modernist Drawing, Portrait of a Man
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
, taking chalk and made drawings."[1] In early adulthood, he worked as a sign painter and began making
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Persephone, 19th Century Classical French Academy Drawing
Located in Cotignac, FR
to employ fine line work and soft, blended shading in their drawings. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Family - Original Pencil Drawing Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions 14.5 x 12 cm.
Family is an original pencil drawing on thick cream-colored paper
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
"Naimur, Belgium"
By Florence Weston
Located in ludlow, GB
.
She published a book of line drawings of Coventry, and subsequently a series of ten postcard views of
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Figure of Women - Original Pencil Drawing - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Black Pencil Drawing on paper.
Passepartout is included (total dimensions cm 39 x 30).
Excellent
Category
1880s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
Original ink drawings "Trois Portraits" by Steinlen
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Hinsdale, IL
drawings, c. 1900
Initialed in ink by the artist
Bears artist monogram stamp in black in image
Provenance
Category
Early 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pen
H 20 in W 29.5 in D 3 in
Late 19th Century Graphite Drawing - Father And Sons
Located in Corsham, GB
right corner. The drawing is finished with a hand drawn wash-line border.
The drawing has been
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Graphite
Profile - Original Pencil Drawing Beginning of 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile is an original pencil drawing on thick cream-colored paper, realized by an anonymous French
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 5.32 in W 8.19 in D 0.08 in
Pantheon - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - Late 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pantheon is an original drawing realized by the Italian architect Giovanni Fontana (1540-1614) in
Category
16th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 9.34 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Frank Charles Peyraud River Landscape With Boatmen, Drawing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century charcoal drawing by Swiss artist Frank Charles Peyraud (1858-1948) depicts
Category
19th Century Tonalist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Board
Fashionable Women - Original Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fashionable Women is an original drawing in china ink by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in D 0.04 in
Embrace - Pencil Drawing on Paper - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Embrace is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the Anonymous artist of the XIX
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 10.63 in W 8.08 in D 0.08 in
Portrait drawing of Harriot Mellon, Mrs Thomas Coutts
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
the spare line engravings of John Flaxman. The drawing is inscribed with the date and location ‘S.H
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
"Young Girl (Jenue Fille)" Louis Valtat, French Drawing
By Louis Valtat
Located in New York, NY
. His palette then was bright, but the distortions of color and line were not quite as bold or reduced
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Cover for "Il Selvaggio" - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
brushstrockes, the violent drawing combined with the living line of the graphic sign of his engravungs, is
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
H 19.49 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in
Monumento al Popolo - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monumento al popolo is an original drawing realized by Giovanni Fontana in the 16th century
Category
16th Century Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
H 12.49 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Sitting Female Nude - Original Charcoal Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
century.
This beautiful original drawing represents with an incredibly expressive and incisive line a
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Charcoal
H 12.09 in W 7.17 in D 0.08 in
Tamer of Lions - Original Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1890s
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Tamer of Lions is an original color drawing on paper, by the Italian satiric illustrator, Gabriele
Category
1890s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
H 3.94 in W 2.37 in D 0.04 in
Boboli Gardens - Original Pencil Drawing by Anonymous Artist - 1889
Located in Roma, IT
corner.
This beautiful drawing represents the famous park in Florence, Boboli Garden. The artist's line
Category
1880s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 9.26 in W 6.11 in D 0.04 in
Baptism of Christ - Ink Drawing by Anonymous XIX Century
Located in Roma, IT
Baptism of Christ is a beautiful original drawing (pen and ink on paper) by an anonymous of the
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Morning Near Arizona, 1880s Summer Southwestern Desert Landscape Drawing
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Denver, CO
Morning Near Arizona, (Desert Landscape) is an original color pencil drawing from 1888 by George
Category
1880s American Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
H 17 in W 20.25 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Black White Abstracted Landscape Charcoal Drawing
By Willard Ayer Nash
Located in Denver, CO
"Abstract" is a charcoal on paper drawing by Willard Ayers Nash (1898-1942) of an abstracted
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Standing Female Nude
By William Sommer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
line drawing style.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Edward Sommer (his son
Category
1920s American Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
A rural landscape, a drawing partly attributed to Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
Hôtel Drouot, 4 and 5 March 1901, n°12 as François Boucher
Bibliography: this drawing is cited by
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Chalk
Female Nude - China Ink and Watercolor Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is a black China ink and watercolor original drawing on green paper by an unknown
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
H 11.82 in W 4.81 in D 0.08 in
Petite Fille - Pencil Drawing by an Unknown French Artist - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Petite Fille is a wonderful original pencil drawing on ivory-colored cardboard realized in 1905 by
Category
Early 1900s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 9.38 in W 12.64 in D 0.04 in
William James Callcott (1843-1890) - 19th Century Watercolour, Tree-Lined Lake
Located in Corsham, GB
A landscape depicting a tree-lined lake with the roof of a cottage visible through the branches
Category
19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Praying Woman - Pencil Drawing by P.N. Brisset - Late 1800
By Pierre Nicolas Brisset
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 11.3 x 28.2 cm.
Praying Woman is a beautiful original pencil drawing on paper
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
Pierre Nicolas BrissetPraying Woman - Pencil Drawing by P.N. Brisset - Late 1800 , Late 19th Century
H 8 in W 12.76 in D 0.08 in
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Kettell, 1st Limited Ed
Located in valatie, NY
reproductions of line drawings, as well as photographs. Foreword by Edwin J. Hipkiss; includes a short
Category
1920s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 13 in W 9.75 in D 2.5 in
A Monk - Original Charcoal Drawing by J. Bernard - Early 1900
By Joseph Bernard
Located in Roma, IT
A Monk is an original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by Joseph Bernard in early 20th century
Category
Early 1900s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Charcoal
H 13.51 in W 9.69 in D 0.08 in
The Angel without Shoes - Original Pen Drawing on Paper - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
the French artist Auguste Alexandre Dumont (Paris, 1801 - Paris, 1884).
Original pen drawing on paper
Category
1850s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Horse with Herds - China Ink Drawing by Filippo Palizzi - 1895
By Filippo Palizzi
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 14x22 cm.
Horse with Herds is a really beautiful china ink original drawing on
Category
1890s Naturalistic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
H 12.21 in W 15.28 in D 0.67 in
Nude - Pencil Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early 20th Century
By André Meaux Saint-Marc
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is a pencil drawing by the artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941)
The drawing is
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 14.97 in W 10.91 in D 0.04 in
Laurence Dunn, SS Pinhel Lisboa (c.1927) Merchantman Tramp Steamer watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
, where he meticulously recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Ink
Attrib. Samuel Prout (1783-1852) - 19th Century Graphite Drawing, Net Mending
By Samuel Prout
Located in Corsham, GB
line mount. On paper.
Category
19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Graphite
Landscape - Original Pencil Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - Mid-18th Century
By Jan Peeter Verdussen
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen
Category
Mid-18th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 5.32 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Attrib. Prospero Fontana (1512-1597) - Bolognese School Ink Drawing, Two Cherubs
By Prospero Fontana
Located in Corsham, GB
with wash-line matt. Unsigned. Inscribed illegibly in pencil to the upper left corner. Provenance
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pen
Allegory of Chastity, a drawing attributed to G. Porta with great provenance
Located in PARIS, FR
long-standing interest of European collectors in this artist's drawings.
3. A long line of prestigious
Category
16th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Chalk
Framed Early 19th Century Pen and Ink Drawing - Happy Tavern Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
. The charming illustration is immaculately presented in a wash-line mount and contemporary gilt-effect
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pen
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