Art by Medium: Pencil

In chains is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing. Gabr...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Cows by Woodland Pond, Toledo, Ohio, c. 1920 Watercolor and graphite on board Signed lower right 22 x 30 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery. In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College. Wilcox wrote and illustrated Ohio Indian Trails in 1933, which was favorably reviewed by the New York Times in 1934. This book was edited and reprinted in 1970 by William A. McGill. McGill also edited and reprinted Wilcox' Canals of the Old Northwest in 1969. Wilcox also wrote, illustrated, and published Weather Wisdom in 1949, a limited edition (50 copies) of twenty-four serigraphs (silk screen prints) accompanied by commentary "based upon familiar weather observations commonly made by people living in the country." Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for as The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape...

This drawing records the destruction that was endured by London during the Blitz. The building in the foreground is St Nicholas Cole Abbey, situated in the city of London. Whilst a church was recorded on this site from the twelfth century, this church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London so the remnants of the church that we see here is one that was built by Sir Christopher Wren...

In 1955, as he was residing at the Château de Chassy in the Morvan for two years, Balthus created a large painting entitled "Getting up". Balthus was inspired for this painting by t...

The Vase is an original charcoal drawing on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed on the lower. Included a white Passepartout: 37 x30 cm Good condit...

John Northcote Nash CBE RA (British, 1893–1977) China Clay Dumps, St. Austell, 1971 Pencil on watercolour Signed and dated lower left: John Nash 1971 13.25 x 22 in. (33.7 x 55.8 cm) ...

A figure drawing, created by Leontine Wallace in 1931. The drawing is inscribed, “Paris á l’Atelier L’hote”. Image size: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Framed size: ...

These exceptional original drawings, painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, were designed by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The two rare paintings feature a geo...

Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the third of five children in a cultured and educated family with roots going back to the Massachusetts Bay colony. His father, John Galen Howard, was an architect who had trained at M.I.T. and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and apprenticed in Boston with Henry Hobson Richardson. In New York, the elder Howard worked for McKim, Mead and White before establishing a successful private practice. Mary Robertson Bradbury Howard, Charles’s mother, had studied art before her marriage. John Galen Howard moved his household to California in 1902 to assume the position of supervising architect of the new University of California campus at Berkeley and to serve as Professor of Architecture and the first Dean of the School of Architecture (established in 1903). The four Howard boys grew up to be artists and all married artists, leaving a combined family legacy of art making in the San Francisco Bay area that endures to this day, most notably in design, murals, and reliefs at the Coit Tower and in buildings on the Berkeley campus. Charles Howard graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1921 as a journalism major and pursued graduate studies in English at Harvard and Columbia Universities before embarking on a two-year trip to Europe. Howard went to Europe as a would-be writer. But a near-religious experience, seeing a picture by Giorgione in a remote town outside of Venice, proved a life-altering epiphany. In his own words, “I cut the tour at once and hurried immediately back to Paris, to begin painting. I have been painting whenever I could ever since” (Charles Howard, “What Concerns Me,” Magazine of Art 39 [February 1946], p. 63). Giorgione’s achievement, in utilizing a structured and rational visual language of art to convey high emotion on canvas, instantly convinced Howard that painting, and not literature, offered the best vehicle to express what he wanted to say. Howard returned to the United States in 1925, confirmed in his intent to become an artist. Howard settled in New York and supported himself as a painter in the decorating workshop of Louis Bouché and Rudolph Guertler, where he specialized in mural painting. Devoting spare time to his own work, he lived in Greenwich Village and immersed himself in the downtown avant-garde cultural milieu. The late 1920s and early 1930s were the years of Howard’s art apprenticeship. He never pursued formal art instruction, but his keen eye, depth of feeling, and intense commitment to the process of art making, allowed him to assimilate elements of painting intuitively from the wide variety of art that interested him. He found inspiration in the modernist movements of the day, both for their adherence to abstract formal qualities and for the cosmopolitan, international nature of the movements themselves. Influenced deeply by Surrealism, Howard was part of a group of American and European Surrealists clustered around Julien Levy. Levy opened his eponymously-named gallery in 1931, and rose to fame in January 1932, when he organized and hosted Surrealisme, the first ever exhibition of Surrealism in America, which included one work by Howard. Levy remained the preeminent force in advocating for Surrealism in America until he closed his gallery in 1949. Howard’s association with Levy in the early 1930s confirms the artist’s place among the avant-garde community in New York at that time. In 1933, Howard left New York for London. It is likely that among the factors that led to the move were Howard’s desire to be a part of an international art community, as well as his marriage to English artist, Madge Knight...

John Northcote Nash CBE RA (British, 1893–1977) The Falls near Denbigh Pencil and watercolour with squaring Signed lower left: John Nash 8.375 x 10.875 in. (21.5 x 27.5 cm) A finely...

Marie LAURENCIN Horse in landscape Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in) Good condit...

"Bourrée Fantasque #2", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Van Amerige - Carrot, Year: 1969, Medium: Color Marker and Pencil Drawing, Image Size: 13.75 x 10.75 inches, Size: 22.25 x 15 in. (56.52 x 38.1 cm)

Satish Gujral - Untitled Pencil on Rice Paper 32 x 22.5 inches, 2006 ( Framed & Delivered ) A refined pencil drawing by Satish Gujral on rice paper, portraying a fisherwoman in moti...

Satiric Scene For l’asino is an original drawing in pencil and pen realized in 1910 ca. by Gabriele Galantara. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artwork with a ...

"Brothers" by Ademola Ajayi encapsulates the enduring bond shared between siblings with heartfelt authenticity. Inspired by the poignant sentiment expres...

Geometric Woman's Portrait - Rare Signed Graphite Drawing on Paper 1962 Beautiful, soft original drawing by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A realistic depiction of a short-haired woman, her large lips parted into a soft smile. She's surrounded in geometric shapes offering a wonderful juxtaposition to the natural curves of her face and hair. Signed in pencil, "Eugene Hawkins '62" Presented in a new black mat. Mat size: 20"H x 16"W Paper size: 18.5"H x 14.5"W Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933) is a BIPOC artist known for his detailed portraiture and printmaking. He is listed in Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, and his work was exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American Art. He spent the majority of his life working and exhibiting in Southern California. His work frequently touches upon socio-political subjects, making strong statements about the world. The California African American Museum features Eugene Hawkins's work in the Permanent Collection. Exhibition: 2017 Paperworks: Selections from the Permanent Collection focuses on works on paper produced from 1950-2000 and includes figurative, impressionistic, and abstract styles. The exhibition showcases the radically diverse range of works on paper created by African American and other artists over the last two centuries, and includes drawings, prints, paintings, and collages by Edward Mitchell Bannister...

Ricard Opisso - Bar - Colored pencils Measurements drawing 11x13cm. Frame measures 35x37 cm. Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala y Gil, his sister Regina Opisso, was also a writer. He comes from an enlightened family full of artists. His paternal grandfather was Josep Opisso y Roig, journalist and director of the Diari de Tarragona, father of the also writers Antonia Opisso y Viña and Antoni Opisso y Viña. His maternal great-grandfather was the painter Pere Pau Montaña, his maternal grandfather the fabulist Felipe Jacinto Sala and his maternal uncle, the painter Emilio Sala y Francés. His nephew was Arturo Llorens y Opisso, a writer better known under his pseudonym Arturo Llopis. Although he was born in Tarragona, his family moved to Barcelona when Opisso was only two years old. In modernist Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Opisso worked as an assistant to Antonio Gaudí in the works of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona since 1892. He was linked to the group Els Quatre Gats, along with Ramón Casas, Manuel Hugué, Isidre Nonell...

Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...

Soldier is a modern artwork realized by Isidore Pils in the Mid-19th Century. Pencil drawing. Good conditions.

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Pappy (Study for Over and Above: Gorilla), c. 1973 Colored pencil on paper Signed and dated lower left 7 x 7 inches 20.75 x 19 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...

A Sensitive, Finely Rendered 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is un...

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...

The Archibald Russell. 1935. Pencil and watercolour on watercolour board. 20 7/8 x 28 5/8. Mat line from a previous mount; otherwise excellent condition. Signed and dated in ink, low...

"Loser's Rack" - Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on Paper This drawing by California artist, Angela Stone (American, b. 1983), provides brilliant 1-point perspective in a val...

Subirachs, Jose Maria. original pencil drawing Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Barcelona, ​​March 11, 1927-ibidem, April 7, 2014)1 was a Spanish sculptor, painter, engraver, set desi...

This original pencil sketch, titled "Sleeping Cat," is a work by the renowned American artist William Zorach (1887-1966). Dated March 14, 1959, and inscribed "To Susan with Love" den...

Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork  realized by  the Artist Roland Cruypelants (1882-1947). Drawing pencil on paper, Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. The artwork...

Figures is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expre...

Le Duc D' Aumale is a Lithograph on China paper realized by Auguste Raffet in 1843. Signed in the plate. lithograph on china paper, 1st edition. Good condition with foxing.

Pencil and pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari, on recto and verso of the sheet, in 1934 ca. Hand signed. Very good condition.

Graphite on paper Image size: 11 x 8 ½ inches (28 x 22 cm) White gold frame Gordon Scott Gordon Scott was trained at the Royal College of Art (1934-38) under Gilbert Spencer, Alan ...

Four pencil drawings, each with hand coloring in watercolor, each 6 3/4 x 10 inches (sheet) (172 x 254 mm), full margins. Each with inscriptions and notations by the artist in the up...

charcoal and carbon on Arches cotton paper 8 x 10 inches This contemporary charcoal drawing on Arches cotton paper was completed in 2016 by Sue Bryan. Born in Ireland, the artist uses landscapes from her childhood as inspiration for her current work primarily consisting of beautifully detailed charcoal drawings of trees...

The Box of Wonders is a drawing realized by Marguerite Babillot (1897-1970) in 1920s. Not signed. Good conditions.

This is a wonderful drawing by one of America's most treasured artists, Chaim Gross. Throughout his lifetime Gross has gone through tragedy and a real test of faith however, he has the unique ability to focus and direct his expression to the most joyful and beautiful works of art, such as the present lot. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes. His acrobats, cyclists, and mothers and children convey joyfulness, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Hasidic heritage, which teaches that "only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God." Chaim Gross, born in Wolowa, Austria in 1904, was educated at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design and at the Art Student's League in New York. Chaim Gross's work was greatly influenced by his experiences during a period of international conflict, World War II. He had moved to Kolomyya from Wolowa to get a better education, but the Germans came to occupy, killing, raping, and looting. Gross and his family were chased from one village to the next. He wrote, "We were sleeping on roofs and in the fields, with the sound of cannon fire...

Original watercolor over graphite under drawing of the harbor with sailboats in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic by the American artist, Wilmot Emerton Heitland. Signed “Heitland” lower right by the artist. Condition is excellent. Circa 1930. Under UV plexiglass. A similar painting of the same harbor done in 1924 by Wilmot Heitland is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The artwork is housed in a light blue laminate frame with navy blue mat. Overall framed measurements are 25 by 31 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. Born 1893 in Wisconsin, Wilmot Emerton Heitland was an illustrator and painter trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For a time, he was president of the American Watercolor Society. He also painted numerous illustrations depicting high society that were published in magazines such as: Collier’s, Women’s Home Companion, Cosmopolitan, and McCall’s, throughout the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Later, Heitland moved on to paint and teach at the Art Club. His paintings can be found in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; the Brooklyn Museum; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and locally at the Museum of Fine Arts, William R. Hough and Co., Stetson College of Law Library, and the Poynter Institute. Heitland moved to St. Petersburg because of the active Art Club here. He had a solo show of his work at the Art Club in 1963, and served as the exhibition chairman in 1964. He died in 1969. Overview San Felipe de Puerto Plata is the capital of the Puerto Plata province on the Dominican Republic’s Atlantic north coast. The city is best known for its beaches. Playa Dorada’s lengthy beachfront is backed by resorts and an 18-hole golf course. The city’s old colonial-era center is dominated by the 16th-century Fortaleza San Felipe, a Spanish fortress that now houses historical and military artifacts.

Otto Vautier (1863-1919) was a German artist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the s...

Venice Landscapes is a modern artwork realized in 19th Century. The artwork consist in three pencil drawings depicting glimpses of Venice. Fair cond...

Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Push and Pull is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1...

The wake up is an original drawing in pencil and china ink realized by Gabriele Galantara in 1910 for the front of a new newspaper. Titled in Italian "La Sveglia". The state of pre...

Landscape is a modern artwork realized by Camille Adrien Paris. Pencil drawing. Includes frame. Camille Adrien Paris (1834-1901) Born in Paris, died in Barbizon. Student of Ary S...

This is a page from the artist's sketchbooks. Six pencil drawings show figures that might have been in preparation for future lithographs, Certainly the woman with the umbrella could have been an early iteration for September Storm. There is also a self portrait of Nesbitt. Clearly the works are authentic if unsigned. Provenance: from the Nesbitt studio. From workers wrestling with heavy machinery to a lone horseman traveling down a rut-filled country road; from the animated crowd at a livestock auction to the dignified worshippers at a serene Sunday service; Jackson Lee Nesbitt chose to represent the essence of humanity and the nobility of ordinary folk striving to get along as best they can. He studied with Thomas Hart Benton and John Demartelly...

Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...

Nudes in the woods is an original artwork realized by an Unknown artist of the 19th century. Pencil and charcoal on brown paper. Good conditions except for torn edge on the upper...

Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. A pencil drawing with ink wash Tom Leveritt (1976) was ...

Sol Schreibman (? - 1987) - Man Walking Streets, Medium: Pencil Drawing, signed lower right, Size: 9.5 x 7.5 in. (24.13 x 19.05 cm), Frame Size: 16 x 12 inches

Subtly shaded abstract figurative illustration by Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013). Two adult and three baby figures are rendered with subtle tan shading, against an abstract background with geometric shapes and swirling ribbons. One of the two adult figures is laying down, while the other appears to be jumping or dancing. Notable is the skillful use of negative space to balance the composition. Signed and dated "Warnick 1982" in the lower right corner. Signed, titled, and dated with materials information on verso. Presented in a silver aluminum frame. Frame size: 23.5"H x 31.25"W Paper size: 23.25"H x 31"W Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013) was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. She moved to Portland to attend the Reed College/Museum Art School joint five year program. Warnick went on to create many works of art as well as teach art and illustration. She is mostly known for her watercolor paintings, including the illustration of several children's books. Some of her pieces are held in the Portland Art Museum’s collection. Selected Exhibitions: 1974: University Center Gallery, Willamette University - Salem, OR 1978: Mayer Gallery...

The Window is a drawing in pastel on paper realized in the mid-20th century by an unknown french artist. The state of preservation is good. The artwork represents an open window be...

These exceptional original drawings, painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, were designed by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The two rare paintings feature a geo...

Portrait of Woman is a drawing realized in the early 20th century by an Anonymous French artist. Pencil on paper. The state of preservation is good. The artwork is represented thr...

A 1950s geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pink tones by notable stage and set designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...

Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized in the early 20th Century and attribute to Gaspard Maillot (1880-1946). Good Conditions except for some small holes The artwork is re...

Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...

Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Playing Kids, c. 1950 Original pencil drawing Signed bottom right On paper 30.5 x 22 cm PROVENANCE : - Christies, NYC (december 2019) - Kimiyo Foujita Estate sale, Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, october 28...

A classic Emil Ganso nude. Quite large, the sheet is 14 1/8 x 21 inches and the image goes all the way across the sheet from left to right. Very delicately drawn - especially for Ganso.

Surreal Scene is a drawing in Pencil realized by he french painter Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-b...