Art by Medium: Charcoal

Untitled naturalistic portrait of BBK. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner and the work is not currently framed. Artist Biography: Eyes are a recurring motif in the work of American artist Stanley Clark...

Seated Figure is a drawing, presumably the study of another original artwork, realized by Aimé Millet (1819-1891), a renowned French sculptor. The artwork...

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a precious original drawing (black and red chalk, pen and China ink on laid paper, laid down on canvas) realized by...

EMIL GANSO "SEATED NUDE" CHARCOAL WITH COLOR WASH, SIGNED AMERICAN, C.1930 21.5 X 15.5 INCHES Biography from Butler Institute of American Art Emil Ganso 1885-1941 Ganso was born in Germany in 1895. At age 14, he apprenticed to a baker and then worked his way to America when he was 17. He worked in bakeries in Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Cincinnati and Akron, Ohio. By 1916, Ganso was out of a job, and living the life of a bohemian in New York City, sometimes on less than 30 cents a week. In 1921, Ganso painted on a realistic nude on a bedsheet and was forced by the police to remove it from an exhibition. The bedsheet with the painting was later stolen. He soon had a job baking again at $140 a month, and with time to spare for painting and study. Ganso quit baking in 1925 when a New York dealer game him financial backing of $50 a week. Ganso has prospered from his art ever since. His work is in over 15 American museums, and the Print Club of Cleveland awarded him a $500 purchase prize for a wood engraving. A versatile artist, he paints a variety of subjects. Source: from a profile written by Clyde Singer...

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Portrait Of Man is a charcoal drawing on brown paper, hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Good conditions except for some folds and rips along the margins. Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Foot Figure Study Year: circa 1964 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Est...

Original charcoal and gouache illustration for Illustrated London News. London, 1944.

Charcoal on paper 69cm × 98cm (79cm × 107cm framed) Difficult to categorise in any particular style or movement, his work is steeped in the knowledge of the great traditions of figu...

Charcoal drawing of a bison bull by Steffen Bue. This portrait of a bison bull is part of Steffen Bue's "The Heart of America" series, an intimate exploration of the bison bull, a cr...

Coffee with M.C. Escher Randall Browning American (1955) Date: Circa 2005 Charcoal Drawing on Paper, signed Size: 19.5 in. x 29 in. (49.53 cm x 73.66 cm)

Admiration is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1980. Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was ...

Reclined Nude is an original Charcoal and Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with penci...

The Pond is an original modern artwork realized in the early 20th Century. Original drawing realized wth black pencil, charcoal and white lead. Image Dimensions: 10 x 11 cm The sh...

Pretenders is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960's. Watercolor and pastel drawing. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame (80.5 x 3.5...

Portrait is an original Charcoal Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a cream colored paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Mac...

Charcoal drawing on archival, 100% cotton paper by Dutch contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J. Spaans. His drawings are elaborated sketches for his paintings. ***FREE SHIPPI...

Facial expressions are used to convey information from one person to another. Here the viewer has a sense of how the artist feels about celebrating his 80th birthday. A master with vine charcoal, David Becker uses it with precision. With a rich range of value and strong darks, Becker captures his own fine details with exacting clarity. This piece is floated and framed with a simple wooden frame. David Becker Self Portrait at 80 vine charcoal on paper 35.75h x 25w in 90.81h x 63.50w cm DB0031 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Figure8, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on requestArkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconson-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennesse – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shomaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...

Contemporary handmade paper artwork with plants, charcoal and ink – abstract landscape in grey and black. This artwork is part of a series of contemporary handmade paper works create...

Nudes is an original drawing realized by Leo Guida in the 1980s. Drawing in pen and Charcoal. Good conditions. Included a Passepartout: 60 x 40 cm Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensi...

Billy Childish Artist Reclining - High Atlas Atlas Series , 2008 On verso Oil and Charcoal on Canvas 28 x 48 cm 11 x 18.9 inches Billy Childish’s emotional, introspective portraits ...

Lying Down Woman is an original charcoal drawing on cream-colored paper, realized by an anonymous French artist at the end of XIX century. A superb original drawing representing a ...

Character holding his head with reflection in mirror is an original black chalk drawing on drawing sheet, torn at the top, realized at the beginning of the 19th Century by the artist...

Catching a Shadow is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original Charcoal and...

Female Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Charcoal Drawing on paper. Mint conditions. Female Portrait is an...

Three studies of a woman in movement is an original black charcoal drawing on thick serrated sheet on the left side, realized at the beginning o...

Cottage in the countryside is an original artwork realized by a French artist of the Mid-20th century. Pencil and charcoal drawing on paper. Includes a green cardboard frame. Good...

Sutra, a Sanskrit word meaning “thread”, is a word or small group of words that summarize an entire complex web of ideas, truths, wisdoms, or teachings all woven together into a sing...

Crucifixion is a modern drawing in mixed media on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the 20 Century. Very good conditions, with a drawing on the rear. The artwork represents ...

Lying Woman is a charcoal drawing realized by Adolphe-Félix Cals (1810 - Honfleur 1880) in the late 19th Century. The artwork represents a woman lying on a...

Bridge on the River is a beautiful drawing in pencil and charcoal realized by the French painter Emile-Louis Minet in 1919. The state of preservation is very good, except for a small...

"Studies" is an original drawing on paper, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is good; small tears on the side. She...

Telephone is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Mixed media colored drawing, charcoal and watercolor. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Goo...

"Figures" is an original drawing in tempera on paper, realized by Gabriel Guèrin. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 14.5 x 9.4 cm. Image Dimen...

Landscape is an original drawing artwork in mixed media on cardboard (oil pastel and charcoal), realized by Sun Jingyuan in 1970. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimen...

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in Charcoal and china on paper by François Chapuis in the 1970s Sheet dimension: 55 x 39 cm The state of preservation is good except for so...

Park is an original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is good with marks of sticks on the...

"The unusual shapes coming together in their raw simplistic form, how they interact with each other, the shapes creating their own language. I let them stand alone in their purest fo...

House is an original artwork realized by an artist of the 20th century. Charcoal on brown paper. Good conditions except for some tears and pieces of marking tape on the margins.

Nude is an original charcoal drawing on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension:25 x 3...

The Bridge is a mixed colored charcoal drawing realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the second half of XX century. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin. The artwork i...

Male Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1960s. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corne...

A charming study of Thomas Gainsborough's three-quarter length portrait of Welsh actress Sarah Siddons. Sarah Simmons was born a family of theatre professionals in Brecon, Wale. Afte...

Elephant is an original drawing in charcoalon paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 27x21cm. The art...

Profile of a Lion is a beautiful charcoal original drawing on pink paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz (German, 1901–1981). Signed in penci...

Reclined Nude is an ink and watercolor drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the First Half 20th Century. The artwork represents a female nude. Good conditions. Jean Chapin (Paris,...

Figures is a charcoal and oil pastel drawing on brown paper, realized by Augustus Koopman in the late 19th Century. The artwork represents some figures under an arch. Image dimen...

(NOTE: if you enter "Gridish" into the 1stDibs search field you can view other paintings in this series) Artist’s Statement: “As I often do, I chose a very simple form to work with ...

Le canot is a beautiful original charcoal drawing on paper by the French artist Gaston Bruelle / XIX-XX century). Original Title: "Le Canot avec paysage des Proses" Title and date ...

Standing Female Nude is a superb original drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Roche (1890-1959). A beautiful and sensual standing woman is portrayed with a sanguine and oil pastels of the same color, with a wise use of the smudge. our original drawing represents one of the favoriteRoche's subjects, together with the still life: the female nude. With a monogrammed logo printed in black ink as a stamp on lower right margin. Original Title: Femme nue main debout In excellent condition, the original sheet is glued on a cutting paper and presents some usual pigment stain. Marcel Roche (Paris, 1890-1959) French artist best-known as a painter of nudes, portrays, still life, landscape and illustrator, marcel Roche attended the Académie Julian et l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-arts in Cormon. He exhibited at the Salons des Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne, where he bacame a membre of the organization. His best known artworks still today are: La pastorale normande, Baigneuses, idylle, le nu au paravent, Le nu à la tapissierie, nu au moulin, Le déhjeuner des baigneuses, la liseuse...

Femme Nue is a superb original drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Roche (1890-1959). A beautiful and sensual standing woman is portrayed with a sanguine and oil pastel of the same color. For the rendering of anatomical volumes, the artist wisely uses the smudge. Considering the subject, the artist chose one of his favorite one, together withe the still life: the female nude. With a monogrammed logo printed in black ink as a stamp on lower right margin. Original Title: Femme nue main derrière le dos In excellent condition, this amazing realist portray is drawn on a sheet glued on a cutting paper. Marcel Roche (Paris, 1890-1959) French artist best-known as a painter of nudes, portrays, still life, landscape and illustrator, marcel Roche attended the Académie Julian et l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-arts in Cormon. He exhibited at the Salons des Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne, where he bacame a membre of the organization. His best known artworks still today are: La pastorale normande, Baigneuses, idylle, le nu au paravent, Le nu à la tapissierie, nu au moulin, Le déhjeuner des baigneuses, la liseuse...

London Harbor is an original drawing on paper realized in the 1930s by Robert Louis Antral. This is an original black and white drawing representing a v...

Man In Profile is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s. This is an original drawing representing an interesting male portrait. Good conditi...

Parade is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by Mino Maccari. Original colored drawing and watercolor on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed in pencil on lower right. Good co...

Horse and Carriage is a charcoal sketch made by the Hungarian artist Nicolas Czinober in the mid-20th century. The state of preservation is very good. The paper presents some small s...

"Galactic Noticing No. 8" is a large-scale work on paper using graphite, charcoal and ink. This artwork is unframed. In her latest series titled "Galactic Noticing," Heather Lancast...

"Galactic Noticing No. 5" is a large-scale work on paper using graphite, charcoal and ink. This artwork is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas measuring 66 by 46 i...

"Galactic Noticing No. 5" is a large-scale work on paper using graphite, charcoal and ink. This artwork is unframed. In her latest series titled "Galactic Noticing," Heather Lancast...

Young Woman Sitting is a charcoal drawing on brown paper. Unsigned. Good conditions except for some folds on the corners. Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...

"1950s French Female Fashion Rendition" is an original drawing by Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. In this drawing, the artist clearly features the strong shoulders and the nipped-in waist silho...