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Medium: Pencil
Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting)
Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting)

Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting)

By Kyong Lee

Located in London, GB

Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. Kyong Lee's series combines colour and language to visually represent the external environment. The proce...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Birth of the God Vulcan - Etching by Leo Guida - 1975

Birth of the God Vulcan - Etching by Leo Guida - 1975

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Both of the God Vulcan (original title: "Nascita di Vulcano") is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1975 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Etching on paper. Numb...

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1970s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

XXX From The Red Series
XXX From The Red Series

XXX From The Red Series

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The red series are vermilion drawings with cotton/diya baati wicks used in prayer, the fruit of the artist's longstanding preoccupation with gender, religion and rituals. The interfe...

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2010s Feminist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil

Figure - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century

Figure - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century

By Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Located in Roma, IT

Figures is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged m...

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Early 20th Century Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'SPRAWL'
Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'SPRAWL'

Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'SPRAWL'

By Judi Tavill

Located in New York, NY

“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness. Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Clay, Paint, Varnish, Graphite

Portrait - Original Blue Pencil on Paper - 1948

Portrait - Original Blue Pencil on Paper - 1948

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait is an original drawing in blue pencil on paper realized in 1948 by an Anonymous Artist. Dated by the artist on the lower right "27.08.48" The state of preservation is very...

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1940s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_ASOG, 2010, Enamel, Latex, Ink, Graphite
Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_ASOG, 2010, Enamel, Latex, Ink, Graphite

Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_ASOG, 2010, Enamel, Latex, Ink, Graphite

By Ellen Hackl Fagan

Located in Darien, CT

Inviting the accidental while painting, the artist's materials continue to reveal limitless possibilities for improvisation, like jazz music. Influenced by scientific theories-both real and imagined, kitsch, music, decorative art and indigenous textiles, Fagan's abstract paintings and interactive performance build connections between color and surface to sound. This exploration has led to creating a series of interactive games with viewers, the most recent being The Alphabet Game. To play, viewers select, from colored squares, the color(s) that best represent each note in the familiar ABC Song melody. Through these playful interventions their thoughts about color and music are explored in-depth. Documenting their responses in the form of photographs and notes in journals, Fagan has compiled the results of fifteen artists who played the Alphabet Game during a lecture on color where the artist was the guest presenter in order to create this particular painting. Fagan distilled the data gathered and painted this visualization of a color/sound alphabet based on the colors selected by this artist's group. These alphabet paintings introduce a wonderful completion to this pseudo-scientific investigation and celebrate painting...

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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Enamel

The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

The Portrait Of A Boy is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower on the rear. ...

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1950s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Carbon Pencil

The  Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

The Portrait Of A Boy is an original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil. Good conditions. M...

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1950s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Carbon Pencil

The Caramel Dress 5 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper
The Caramel Dress 5 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

The Caramel Dress 5 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite

Eunice Katz 1950s Denver Skyline Cityscape Graphite Watercolor Painting
Eunice Katz 1950s Denver Skyline Cityscape Graphite Watercolor Painting

Eunice Katz 1950s Denver Skyline Cityscape Graphite Watercolor Painting

Located in Denver, CO

A rare and evocative 1950s Denver skyline painting by American artist Eunice Katz, combining graphite and watercolor to depict the city’s mid-century urban landscape. This atmospheri...

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1950s American Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

The Nude and Parrot -  Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s

The Nude and Parrot - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

The Nude and Parrot is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colo...

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1970s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940

By Jeanne Daour

Located in Roma, IT

Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1940, Hand-signed and dated on the lower left. The state of preservation is good and aged with some small ...

Category

1940s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Lady of the Temple, Nude Female Figure, Highly Detailed Pencil Drawing, Framed
Lady of the Temple, Nude Female Figure, Highly Detailed Pencil Drawing, Framed

Lady of the Temple, Nude Female Figure, Highly Detailed Pencil Drawing, Framed

By Oliver Hazard

Located in Chicago, IL

The female figure in Oliver Benson's "Lady of the Temple" is drawn in exquisite detail. This fine drawing is floated on a mat board and framed in a silver frame measuring 11h x 8.25...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Peter Blake - To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Signed/N print, British Pop Art
Peter Blake - To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Signed/N print, British Pop Art

Peter Blake - To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Signed/N print, British Pop Art

By Peter Blake

Located in New York, NY

Peter Blake To Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II, 2016 Color giclee print on wove paper with full margins 11 73/100 × 6 3/5 inches Pencil signed, titled, dated and numbered 119/150...

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2010s Pop Art Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil, Giclée, Lithograph

Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens
Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens

Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

From the mind of the artist comes "Sleestak Ray", taken from the extra-dimensional race of reptilian bipedal humanoid species native to the "Land of the Lost". He has combined a childhood favorite television show with a current favorite - fishing. The artist has master the Japanese art of Gyo-Taku printing using sumi ink and then highlights the piece with watercolors. The artist uses Mulberry...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink, Color Pencil

Puissance, Horse Drawing, Charcoal and graphite on Fabriano paper, white frame
Puissance, Horse Drawing, Charcoal and graphite on Fabriano paper, white frame

Puissance, Horse Drawing, Charcoal and graphite on Fabriano paper, white frame

By Patsy McArthur

Located in Dallas, TX

Puissance is a beautiful and unique charcoal drawing on paper of a dynamic horse. The Fabriano paper is a high quality watercolor grade set in a custom white wood frame, all archival...

Category

2010s Realist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Original Abstract Elephant Graphite Drawing Ex-Christies
Original Abstract Elephant Graphite Drawing Ex-Christies

Original Abstract Elephant Graphite Drawing Ex-Christies

By Andy Warhol

Located in Portland, OR

An original graphite on paper drawing titled "Elephant" by renowned Pop Artist, Andy Warhol 1955. The drawing depicts an elephant drawn freely and with a feeling of forward movement...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper
Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper

Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A Mackerel is inked and then "printed" with sumi ink in this Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print. The artist then embellishes the fish with colored pencil adding an extraordinary dimen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Family - Original Pencil Drawing 1880s

Family - Original Pencil Drawing 1880s

Located in Roma, IT

Cupid is an original pencil drawing on thick cream-colored paper, realized by an anonymous French artist of the end of XIX century. Dated in pencil on lower left margin " 9.X.1880"....

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1880s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

French Watercolor of "Château de Langeais" with Gardens and Architectural Detail
French Watercolor of "Château de Langeais" with Gardens and Architectural Detail

French Watercolor of "Château de Langeais" with Gardens and Architectural Detail

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Watercolor of "Château de Langeais" with Gardens and Architectural Detail by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists pape...

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Late 20th Century French School Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

The King's Camelopard
The King's Camelopard

The King's Camelopard

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850) ‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’ Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487. Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...

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1820s Naturalistic Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Gold

The Blue Green Dress 1 - Abstract Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper
The Blue Green Dress 1 - Abstract Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

The Blue Green Dress 1 - Abstract Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite

Waving Bear
Waving Bear

Waving Bear

By Adonna Khare

Located in Bozeman, MT

Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper
China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper

By Theodore Ernest Langguth

Located in Soquel, CA

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper A vintage watercolor by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "T. Langguth" lower right. Watercolor circa 1920-30. Image: 12.5"H x 8.5"W. Painted from the photograph by Arnold Genthe...

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1910s American Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu

Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.5 x 30 inch...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Old Typewriter
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Old Typewriter

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Old Typewriter

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on cardboard Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time her inte...

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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil

English School watercolour, A figure by a Scottish castle and loch
English School watercolour, A figure by a Scottish castle and loch

English School watercolour, A figure by a Scottish castle and loch

Located in Harkstead, GB

A charming scene of a figure by a loch with a ruined castle and homestead in the background by one of Queen Victoria's favourite artists. William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883) Figure ...

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Mid-19th Century English School Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Lux on the 5th (Abstract painting)
Lux on the 5th (Abstract painting)

Lux on the 5th (Abstract painting)

By Adrienn Krahl

Located in London, GB

Lux on the 5th (Abstract painting) Acrylic, charcoal and graphite on paper - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Adrienn Krahl’s paintings express a profound sense of drama ...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Graphite

Diagram Drawing 6 (Abstract Painting)
Diagram Drawing 6 (Abstract Painting)

Diagram Drawing 6 (Abstract Painting)

By Tom McGlynn

Located in London, GB

Diagram Drawing 6 (Abstract Drawing) Colored pencil on paper - Unframed. This work will be shipped rolled in a tube. McGlynn is interested in how a minimally-determined presentation of form can critique the residual meaning of the mediated imagery of popular culture...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design
Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Located in Astoria, NY

20th Century French School, Prison Cell, Scene Mixed Media Collage, marked in pencil "Faust /1er acte" lower right, black frame. Image: 8.75" H x 11" W; frame: 11.5" H x 14.75" W x ...

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Early 20th Century Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Paris Cafe Street Scene Graphite Drawing Seated Figures Tree Architectural Study
Paris Cafe Street Scene Graphite Drawing Seated Figures Tree Architectural Study

Paris Cafe Street Scene Graphite Drawing Seated Figures Tree Architectural Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris café terrace scene with figures, graphite drawing (20th century) Graphite on paper, unframed. Size: 9.25 x 12.75 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: good vintage condi...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Theater and stage forms, red, blue, and yellow, Bauhaus on canvas
Theater and stage forms, red, blue, and yellow, Bauhaus on canvas

Theater and stage forms, red, blue, and yellow, Bauhaus on canvas

Located in Carballo, ES

Vítor Mejuto introduces a geometric synthesis that breaks down painting into its most structural essence. His work, in which line, stain and shape establish a precise chromatic balan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Constructivist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Red Rum - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Red Rum - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus

Red Rum - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Peony 6

Peony 6

By Liz Barber

Located in Napa, CA

My paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement, blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

Diagram Drawing 2 (Abstract Painting)
Diagram Drawing 2 (Abstract Painting)

Diagram Drawing 2 (Abstract Painting)

By Tom McGlynn

Located in London, GB

Diagram Drawing 2 (Abstract Drawing) Colored pencil on paper - Unframed. This work will be shipped rolled in a tube. McGlynn is interested in how a minimally-determined presentation of form can critique the residual meaning of the mediated imagery of popular culture...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Tree - Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - Early 20th Century

Tree - Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - Early 20th Century

By Georges-Henri Tribout

Located in Roma, IT

Tree is an original artwork realized by George Henri Tribout in the early 20th Century. Original pencil drawing on paper glued on cardboard (40 x 30 cm). Signed G.T. This interest...

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Early 20th Century Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Cardboard, Pencil

Emotional color chart 240 (Abstract Painting)
Emotional color chart 240 (Abstract Painting)

Emotional color chart 240 (Abstract Painting)

By Kyong Lee

Located in London, GB

This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is inspired by the series Color as Adjective, a series of drawings and paintings that are visual representatio...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Figures -  Pencil Drawing - 20th Century

Figures - Pencil Drawing - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

"Figures" is a drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper, realized by Eugene Guèrin. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 19.4 x 14 cm. The artw...

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20th Century Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Outcomes #4 : contemporary abstract work of art

Outcomes #4 : contemporary abstract work of art

Located in New York, NY

Modern contemporary work of art by Paula Elliott. Part of the "Outcomes" series. Outcomes expands upon the discoveries made in Beginnings, embracing a greater freedom of movement an...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large
ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large

ABSTRACT Pink Colors Artwork Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan Large

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment

Peanuts Limited Edition Giclee Print: It's The Great Pumpkin!

Peanuts Limited Edition Giclee Print: It's The Great Pumpkin!

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MEDIUM: ​Limited Edition Giclee Print IMAGE SIZE: 18" x 16.125" EDITION SIZE: 66 ABOUT THE IMAGE: A Limited Edition giclée print based on an original ink and paint book cover illustration created in 1968 attributed to Ed Levitt. Mr. Levitt was famous for not only designing backgrounds for Disney, but painting them too. His friendship with Bill Melendez...

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1960s Pop Art Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

The rest of the archaeologist

The rest of the archaeologist

Located in Roma, RM

Giorgio de Chirico (Greece 1888 - Rome 1978), The Archaeologist's Rest Lithographic pencil on paper 53.5×45 cm. Work executed for the lithograph of the same name. Artwork registere...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Owls with Rutting Deer

Owls with Rutting Deer

By Adonna Khare

Located in Bozeman, MT

Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Pencil art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pencil art available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add art created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, yellow, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Corne Akkers, Leo Guida, Mino Maccari, and Andrea Stajan-Ferkul. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Pencil art, so small editions measuring 0.01 inches across are also available