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Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem Black Crayon on paper, 1957 Signed and dated lower

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs Black crayon on paper, 1971 Signed and dated lower

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Crayon

Collection of Preliminary Drawings, 18
Collection of Preliminary Drawings, 18

Collection of Preliminary Drawings, 18

Located in Astoria, NY

Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Group of 18 Preliminary Drawings, Mixed Media on Paper

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen, Permanent Marker, Pencil

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture Black crayon on paper, 1959 Signed and dated middle right (see

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

Ronald Searle ink drawings 'Studies for Dynamene'
Ronald Searle ink drawings 'Studies for Dynamene'

Ronald Searle ink drawings 'Studies for Dynamene'

By Ronald Searle

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

preliminary drawings for ‘A Phoenix Too Frequent’ a comedy by Christopher Fry, 1959) Ink pen 6.3/4 x 4.3/4 in

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins
Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins

Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins

By Henri Edmond Cross

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Lugt 1305a lower right (see photo) Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing for the painting

Category

1880s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Sketch for 'The X & Its Tails'. 1967
Sketch for 'The X & Its Tails'. 1967

Sketch for 'The X & Its Tails'. 1967

By Alexander Calder

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Sketch for ‘The X & Its Tails’ is an original study and preliminary drawing made by Calder preceding his

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Late Fall (Spaetherbst)  (Abstract, Drawing, Ink)
Late Fall (Spaetherbst)  (Abstract, Drawing, Ink)

Late Fall (Spaetherbst) (Abstract, Drawing, Ink)

Located in Kansas City, MO

simple, reduced formal language based on large-format charcoal preliminary drawings. His best-known works

Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760
Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

$8,500

H 16.19 in W 14.19 in D 0.88 in

Drawing by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1760

By Jean Baptist Le Prince

Located in Kinderhook, NY

) and likely a preliminary drawing for a painting or a sketch of an earlier work in the Winter Palace

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century European Drawings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Preliminary Cover, Collier's Magazine
Preliminary Cover, Collier's Magazine

Preliminary Cover, Collier's Magazine

By Earl Oliver Hurst

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor and Pencil on Board Signature: Unsigned

Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Pencil

"Invitation to Murder, " Preliminary Studies
"Invitation to Murder, " Preliminary Studies

"Invitation to Murder, " Preliminary Studies

By Edwin Georgi

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Gouache, Charcoal and Ink Signature: Unsigned Invitation to Murder, preliminary studies

Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Gouache

Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze
Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze

Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze

By Boris Lovet-Lorski

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze Graphite on tracing paper, 1930 Unsigned Note: The

Category

1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project
Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project

Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project

By Boris Lovet-Lorski

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary Study for a Sculpture Project Graphite, charcoal and wash on tracing paper, c. 1930

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Mujer Desnuda a preliminary studies for a sculpture.
Mujer Desnuda a preliminary studies for a sculpture.

Mujer Desnuda a preliminary studies for a sculpture.

By Francisco Zúñiga

Located in Miami Beach, FL

drawings, often using Conté crayon, charcoal, and pastel, as preliminary studies for his sculptures or as

Category

1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

High Holborn, watercolour by Sidney Cardew
High Holborn, watercolour by Sidney Cardew

High Holborn, watercolour by Sidney Cardew

Located in London, GB

painted en plein air, employing minimal preliminary drawing and emphasizing wet-into-wet techniques to

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").
WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").

WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").

By Mary Cassatt

Located in Portland, ME

preliminary drawings leading up to a finished composition. No Cassatt sketchbooks have survived, but it is

Category

1870s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Untitled (Study for The Aerialists)
Untitled (Study for The Aerialists)

Untitled (Study for The Aerialists)

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is part of a group of preliminary drawings and three finished paintings executed

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Oil landscape of Autumn Forest
Oil landscape of Autumn Forest

Oil landscape of Autumn Forest

By David Johnson

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

colored Based on copious preliminary drawings and studies of specific trees in their natural environment

Category

Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study for “L’Acropole”
Study for “L’Acropole”

Paul DelvauxStudy for “L’Acropole”, 1965

$265,000

H 27.75 in W 35.5 in D 1.25 in

Study for “L’Acropole”

By Paul Delvaux

Located in New Orleans, LA

right) Watercolor, pen and ink on paper This preliminary drawing for Paul Delvaux’s greatest

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

By Jean-Antoine Watteau

Located in Long Island City, NY

This charming drawing is a preliminary study for the larger drawing, Trois etudes de femme assise

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Drawings

Materials

Paper

High Fashion Elegant Woman with Parasol Umbrella with Geese
High Fashion Elegant Woman with Parasol Umbrella with Geese

High Fashion Elegant Woman with Parasol Umbrella with Geese

By Ruth Eastman

Located in Miami, FL

Golden Age of Illustration preliminary drawing with Art Nouveau influence that was most likely for

Category

1910s Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil

Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch
Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch

Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper of Trawler Men sorting the catch

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Montague Dawson: pencil sketch on paper signature, This fine pencil drawing is a preliminary study

Category

20th Century English Drawings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Basket Chandelier, circa 1900
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Basket Chandelier, circa 1900

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Basket Chandelier, circa 1900

By Pierre Gouthiere

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Salon Trianon at Versailles for Marie Antoinette. A preliminary drawing for the appliques survives in

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

The Gates - New York Central Park

ChristoThe Gates - New York Central Park, 2005

$112Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.89 in W 30.12 in

The Gates - New York Central Park

By Christo

Located in Winterswijk, NL

-scale projects were preliminary drawings, project sketches and objects, and later photographic

Category

20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Color, Offset

Grand Bleu, 2025
Grand Bleu, 2025

Pascal CourcellesGrand Bleu, 2025, 2025

$21,099

H 47.25 in W 78.75 in D 2.37 in

Grand Bleu, 2025

By Pascal Courcelles

Located in Porto, 13

was built gradually, layer after layer, without preliminary drawing or imposed composition. The

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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1950s Preliminary Drawing for the Monza Grand Prix Lottery Ticket by Oltolina
1950s Preliminary Drawing for the Monza Grand Prix Lottery Ticket by Oltolina

1950s Preliminary Drawing for the Monza Grand Prix Lottery Ticket by Oltolina

By Gaetano Oltolina

Located in London, GB

Preliminary drawing for the affiche and lottery ticket of the 1950s Monza Grand Prix designed by

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017
Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017

Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017

Unavailable

H 40.56 in W 50.01 in D 0.79 in

Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017

By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet

Located in PARIS, FR

to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing becomes a graphic

Category

2010s French Other Drawings

Materials

Mylar

Absolu Tuberose 3, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2012
Absolu Tuberose 3, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2012

Absolu Tuberose 3, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2012

By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet

Located in PARIS, FR

, nor presuming to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing

Category

2010s French Other Drawings

Materials

Mylar

Emerging, Into The Pink
Emerging, Into The Pink

Lowell BoyersEmerging, Into The Pink, 2021

Unavailable

H 72 in W 72 in D 1.5 in

Emerging, Into The Pink

By Lowell Boyers

Located in New York, NY

knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent - Although, Boyers suggests "- that's not

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Big Bang Blossoming
Big Bang Blossoming

Lowell BoyersBig Bang Blossoming, 2021

Unavailable

H 20 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Big Bang Blossoming

By Lowell Boyers

Located in New York, NY

, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent... Although, Boyers suggests

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

Figure Study For 'Science'
Figure Study For 'Science'

Figure Study For 'Science'

By John Singer Sargent

Located in New York, NY

This charcoal drawing is a preliminary study for the figure of Science, the subject that comprises

Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Herman Casagranda, Medieval Castle, Enamel on Copper
Herman Casagranda, Medieval Castle, Enamel on Copper

Herman Casagranda, Medieval Castle, Enamel on Copper

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 11 in D 2 in

Herman Casagranda, Medieval Castle, Enamel on Copper

By Herman Casagranda

Located in Denver, CO

lead my way to the final statement. I never make a preliminary drawing. I work and am guided by the

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Almost There
Almost There

Lowell BoyersAlmost There, 2020

Unavailable

H 48 in W 96 in D 1.5 in

Almost There

By Lowell Boyers

Located in New York, NY

, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent…Although, Boyers suggests

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Ink, Acrylic, Canvas

Silvery Moment
Silvery Moment

Lowell BoyersSilvery Moment, 2020

Unavailable

H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in

Silvery Moment

By Lowell Boyers

Located in New York, NY

he hovers over them, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Charles MeryonSan Francisco., 1856

Unavailable

H 9.45 in W 39.77 in

San Francisco.

By Charles Meryon

Located in PARIS, FR

engravers of the French school (...) Four of the preliminary drawings are at the Art Institute of Chicago

Category

1850s More Art

Materials

Copper, Steel

American Black, Down the River
American Black, Down the River

American Black, Down the River

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Dallas, TX

typical recreational activity for Missourians. Preliminary drawings for this scene were made while Benton

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Sèvres Bisque Porcelain Winged Lions Bearing Gilt Baskets
Pair of Sèvres Bisque Porcelain Winged Lions Bearing Gilt Baskets

Pair of Sèvres Bisque Porcelain Winged Lions Bearing Gilt Baskets

By Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard 1

Located in Paris, FR

exhibited at the Louvre the following year (Fragonard’s original drawings and Brachard’s preliminary

Category

Antique 1820s French Restauration Decorative Baskets

Materials

Porcelain, Sèvres

Aluminum Wall
Aluminum Wall

Joel PerlmanAluminum Wall, 2010

Unavailable

H 20 in W 62 in D 4 in

Aluminum Wall

By Joel Perlman

Located in San Francisco, CA

no preliminary drawings, for Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process, and the result of an

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Triangles
Triangles

Joel PerlmanTriangles, 2010

Unavailable

H 20 in W 52 in D 6 in

Triangles

By Joel Perlman

Located in San Francisco, CA

no preliminary drawings, for Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process, and the result of an

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Steel Circle
Steel Circle

Joel PerlmanSteel Circle, 2010

Unavailable

H 29 in W 27 in D 10 in

Steel Circle

By Joel Perlman

Located in San Francisco, CA

no preliminary drawings, for Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process, and the result of an

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Small Round
Small Round

Joel PerlmanSmall Round, 2010

Unavailable

H 15 in W 14 in D 5 in

Small Round

By Joel Perlman

Located in San Francisco, CA

no preliminary drawings, for Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process, and the result of an

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Albert Gottschalk, Sketch / Preliminary Drawing of Bridge over a River
Albert Gottschalk, Sketch / Preliminary Drawing of Bridge over a River

Albert Gottschalk, Sketch / Preliminary Drawing of Bridge over a River

Located in Kastrup, DK

Albert Gottschalk - 1866-1906. Sketch / preliminary drawing. Landscape, 'Bro over å' (Bridge over

Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing
San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing

San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing

By Diego Rivera

Located in Santa Monica, CA

: “Upper drawing by Diego Rivera – collection of Emmy Lou Packard”. Packard worked on the mural and was

Category

1930s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Beauty Painting a Scroll

Beauty Painting a Scroll

By Taiso Yoshitoshi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for either a woodcut or a woodcut illustration. Done in a gestural style in

Woman in a hat with arm upraised

Woman in a hat with arm upraised

By Henri Edmond Cross

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Paris (Folio 81 is 15 studies) Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing for the figure in the

Category

Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Top I' the World

Top I' the World

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed by the artist lower right "G.B." Preliminary drawing for the frontispiece illustration of

Category

1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Oil Crayon

Gentlemen and Scottie dog at Chess Board
Gentlemen and Scottie dog at Chess Board

Gentlemen and Scottie dog at Chess Board

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

40.25" This is a preliminary drawing. It’s a masterful drawing that was mounted long long ago and so

Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

The Return to Life
The Return to Life

The Return to Life

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed lower right by the artist's daughter Jean Bellows Booth (J.B.B.) Preliminary drawing for

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1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

Preliminary Sketch for Old Barn at Sheepshead Bay

Preliminary Sketch for Old Barn at Sheepshead Bay

By Oscar Florianus Bluemner

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signature: Initialed, numbered and dated lower right Inscription verso states that the painting was sold to Mrs. Phillip Lewisohn for $25 in 1916. It also gives color annotations ...

Category

1910s Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules

By Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Located in New Orleans, LA

A preliminary drawing for an outside scene that Nesbitt planned to do as a companion pieces to

Category

1990s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Ceramics by Picasso by Marilyn McCully (Book)
Ceramics by Picasso by Marilyn McCully (Book)

Ceramics by Picasso by Marilyn McCully (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

bibliography, preliminary drawings and a list of his works. A very useful work of reference for both collectors

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Yacht Blueprint by Harold Field Kellogg
Yacht Blueprint by Harold Field Kellogg

Yacht Blueprint by Harold Field Kellogg

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H 15 in W 25 in D 2 in

Yacht Blueprint by Harold Field Kellogg

Located in Norwell, MA

: Boat, Preliminary drawing no, "B", Drawn by HFK, Date March 5, 1932. It is interesting to note that

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Prints

Materials

Paper

18th Century Pair of Transition Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks "à la Grec"
18th Century Pair of Transition Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks "à la Grec"

18th Century Pair of Transition Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks "à la Grec"

By Jean-Charles Delafosse

Located in Berlin, DE

pair relates to the preliminary drawings of Parisian designers of the second third of the 18th century

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91

The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91

By Christo

Located in Winterswijk, NL

projects were preliminary drawings, project sketches and objects, and later photographic documentation

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Hara Number Two
Hara Number Two

Peter LodatoHara Number Two, 2017

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H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 in

Hara Number Two

By Peter Lodato

Located in Santa Monica, CA

preliminary drawings for these installations and eventually, Lodato was able to recreate the illusive effect

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chakra Number Two
Chakra Number Two

Chakra Number Two

By Peter Lodato

Located in Santa Monica, CA

preliminary drawings for these installations and eventually, Lodato was able to recreate the illusive effect

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chakra Number Six
Chakra Number Six

Chakra Number Six

By Peter Lodato

Located in Santa Monica, CA

preliminary drawings for these installations and eventually, Lodato was able to recreate the illusive effect

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Buscar Blue
Buscar Blue

Peter LodatoBuscar Blue, 2006

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H 101.5 in W 75.5 in D 1.5 in

Buscar Blue

By Peter Lodato

Located in Santa Monica, CA

preliminary drawings for these installations and eventually, Lodato was able to recreate the illusive effect

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Freud

Ben ShahnFreud, 1956

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H 28.25 in W 22.25 in

Freud

By Ben Shahn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Signed in ink lower right: Ben Shahn Note: This drawing is the preliminary composition for Ben

Category

1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

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H 10 in W 8 in

Half Dome, Thunderstorm Yosemite, California

By Jeff Nixon

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by artist. Matted on archival acid-free mat. 16x20". Signed on the lower right recto in pencil. Stamped and dated on verso.

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

La Voix Humaine Drawing, Art Deco, Signed, 1939, Framed, 39x32 cm
La Voix Humaine Drawing, Art Deco, Signed, 1939, Framed, 39x32 cm

La Voix Humaine Drawing, Art Deco, Signed, 1939, Framed, 39x32 cm

By Jean Cocteau

Located in CANNES, FR

Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 ) " la voix Humaine " . 1939 . dessin original de jean Cocteau . signé . avec l'étoile . 19 x 12 cm . encadrement : 39 x 32 cm. certificat de Madame Annie...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper

Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1
Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1

Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1

By Joan Miró

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Cahiers d'art, Surrealist Composition 1 Pochoir, 1934 Unsigned as issued in Cahier's edition Published in Cahier's d'art, 1934 Unsigned Edition of 1200 There was also a pencil signed...

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1930s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Stencil

'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter
'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter

'A View of Ghent' by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter

By Paul Madeline

Located in Knokke, BE

Paul Madeline 1863 – Paris – 1920 French Painter 'A View of Ghent' Signature: signed lower right ‘P. Madeline’ Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 46,5 x 55,5 cm, frame s...

Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Hudson River", Vibrant Contemporary Fauvist Landscape, River Mountain Painting
"Hudson River", Vibrant Contemporary Fauvist Landscape, River Mountain Painting

"Hudson River", Vibrant Contemporary Fauvist Landscape, River Mountain Painting

By Betsy Podlach

Located in Carmel, CA

Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964) "Hudson River" 2021 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Betsy Podlach’s "Hudson River" is an expressive...

Category

2010s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

Flower (1982), Lithograph, Limited Edition of 100 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 10)
Flower (1982), Lithograph, Limited Edition of 100 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 10)

Flower (1982), Lithograph, Limited Edition of 100 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 10)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Yayoi Kusama Flower, Edition 100/100. Lithograph [3 plates, 3 colors, 3 runs], Collage. Image: 22.3 x 15.5 cm. Sheet: 35.5 x 27.5 cm. Published in 1982 on on Velin d' Arches paper by...

Category

1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Fiddler's Dance, Stunning Watercolor by Swedish Artist Robert Högfeldt
The Fiddler's Dance, Stunning Watercolor by Swedish Artist Robert Högfeldt

The Fiddler's Dance, Stunning Watercolor by Swedish Artist Robert Högfeldt

Located in Stockholm, SE

We are delighted to offer a captivating watercolor painting by the artist Robert Högfeldt. This charming piece features a group of joyful figures, affectionately referred to as "gubb...

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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Henri Goetz

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Untitled Engraving, drypoint & carborundum, c. 1960's Signed and numbered in pencil lower margin (see photos) Edition: 25 (9/25) Printed by the artist Condition: Adhesive residue on ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Awakening-Night
The Awakening-Night

Mark TobeyThe Awakening-Night, 1974

$1,500

H 10.75 in W 13.75 in

The Awakening-Night

By Mark Tobey

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The Awakening-Night From: Homage to Tobey Portfolio (Six Plates) Etching, 1974 Signed in pencil by the artist on the front lower right "Tobey" (see photo) Numbered in Roman numerals ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

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There is a broad range of preliminary drawings for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Abstract, Art Deco and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add preliminary drawings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, brown, gray, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Boris Lovet-Lorski, Seymour Lipton, Gil Elvgren, Rolf Armstrong and Oscar Florianus Bluemner are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in pencil, graphite and crayon — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Preliminary Drawings?

Prices for pieces in our collection of preliminary drawings start at $85 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $2,500.