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Female drawing - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, FR
Marie LAURENCIN
Female drawing
Original drawing
Signed with the stamp of the artist
On paper 16 x 10 cm (c. 6.2 x 3.93 in)
Good condition, the paper slightly yellowish
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Untitled Rose Drawing
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in New York, NY
LOWELL NESBITT
Untitled Rose, 1983
Graphite on Lanaquarelle Watercolor Paper
Signed and dated on the front
Unique, poignant, exquisitely rendered graphite drawing on watercolor pape...
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1880s Realist Antique Drawing
Materials
Graphite
Original ink drawing
Located in Wilton, CT
Beautiful Art Nouveau drawing, most likely for Richards Wagners opera "Parsifal". On stiff cardboard.
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1910s Art Nouveau Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink
Drawing of knight on horse - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, FR
Marie LAURENCIN
Drawing of knight on horse
Original pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of the artist
On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in)
Good condition, the paper slightly yel...
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century French Academy-style charcoal drawing of standing male model. Mounted in a custom wood frame, the image has a pensive quality, and a beautiful treatment of light a...
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Early 1900s French Antique Drawing
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Paper
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century charcoal drawing of standing nude male model in the classical tradition of the French Academy. Mounted in a custom wood frame, the image has a pensive quality, and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Drawing
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Paper
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century French Academy-style charcoal drawing of seated nude female model. Mounted in a custom wood frame, the image has an introspective quality, and a beautiful sense of...
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Early 1900s French Antique Drawing
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Paper
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century French Academy-style charcoal drawing of seated male model. Mounted in a custom wood frame, the image has an introspective quality, and a charmingly exploratory se...
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Early 1900s French Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century French Academy-style charcoal drawing of seated nude female model. Mounted in a custom wood frame, the image has a pensive quality, and a beautiful treatment of li...
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Early 20th Century French Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Watering Hole Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully detailed 19th century French drawing of cattle being lead to watering hole, circa 1895. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...
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1890s Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
French Architectural Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
French pencil drawing of delightful architectural three story facade, circa 1875.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and ...
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1870s Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Drawing 18th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine drawing, ink on paper. A very decorative piece.
It is now mounted in a frame. The measurements are with frame 45×47 cm and without frame 22×22 cm.
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Late 18th Century European Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Drawing Artist - Original Pencil Drawing by L.E. Adan - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing Artist is a sketch in pencil realized by the French artist Louis Emile Adan. The state of preservation is good, except for a rip on the upper right corner.
The artwork repre...
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Early 20th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
H 5.91 in. W 6.78 in. D 0.04 in.
Forest Idyll Allegory drawing
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in New York, NY
Francis Luis Mora is loved sketching and drawing and did so for almost every day of his career. This allegorical and very finished pencil drawing depicts a Faun in the forest. Poss...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Antique Drawing
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
Showgirl (Chorus Girl drawing)
By Elmer Pirson
Located in Hudson, NY
Elmer Pirson (1988-1935). Color pencil and paint on paper. Sheet measures 10.5 x 14 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Estate stamp on verso. Excellent condition.
An American Illustra...
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Drawing
Materials
Color Pencil
Drawing, 18th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine drawing , ink on paper. A very decorative piece.
It is now mounted in a frame. The measurements are with frame 45×47 cm and without frame 22×22 cm.
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18th Century European Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Drawing of a captive woman
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
Collections:
Sir Thomas Lawrence, who acquired the contents of Fuseli’s studio;
Susan, Countess of Guilford, née Coutts (1771-1837), acquired from the Lawrence estate;
Susan, Baron...
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Drawing
Materials
Chalk
Original Joseph Stella Drawing
By Joseph Stella
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil sketch by famed American Modernist Joseph Stella, who burst on to the American scene at the epochal Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is today in the collections of every m...
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Graphite
French Drawing - Everyday Life
Located in Houston, TX
Playful one-of-a-kind pencil sketch of various 18th century figures going about their daily activities, circa 1850.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bo...
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1850s Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Ballet Dancer, untitled drawing.
By Charles Maurin
Located in New York, NY
CHEZ SAGOT EXPOSITION CH. MAURIN 39 BIS RUE DE CHATEAUDUN.
Signed pencil drawing with the artist's owl head' stamp circa 1899. Paper size 9 7/8 x 12 3/4" (25 x 32.6 cm).
This orig...
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Late 19th Century French School Antique Drawing
Materials
India Ink, Pencil
Ballerina - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, FR
Marie LAURENCIN
Ballerina
Original drawing
Signed with the stamp of the artist
On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 6.2 x 3.93 in)
Good condition, the paper slightly yellowish
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
French Drawing Near Paris
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite 19th century French drawing of cottage near Paris, titled "Chaumière à Chateauville", 1864. Dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...
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1860s Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
French Architectural Drawings
Located in Seattle, WA
set of 3 framed and matted french architectural drawings of Propriete de Mr Jugla on the Rue Vital No 39, Paris-Passy. dated Feb. 20, 1894
Category
19th Century French Antique Drawing
Materials
Metal
FRENCH SANGUINE DRAWING
Located in Natchez, MS
French Sanguine drawing for Cupid statue.
Category
19th Century French Antique Drawing
Antique French Technical Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century drafting style architectural drawing, 1834. Signed upper right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve an...
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1830s Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink, Paper
Italian Academy Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
charcoal nude study
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Drawing
Oscar Andreae: Gardens drawing
By Oscar Andreae
Located in London, GB
This is from a series of Andreae's sketches of European tourist destinations from the 1860s, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all...
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1860s Impressionist Antique Drawing
Materials
Carbon Pencil
French Drawing - The Laborers
Located in Houston, TX
Skillfully rendered pencil drawing of various 19th century era figures at work, circa 1850.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic ...
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1850s Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Drawing - Figure Study
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely one-of-a-kind pencil and watercolor sketch of various figures and a work horse, circa 1850.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival pl...
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1850s Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Italian Academy Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great figurative study from a great school - The Roman Academy of Fine Art
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19th Century Italian Antique Drawing
Figurative Pencil Drawing - Portrait Studies
Located in Houston, TX
A fascinating 19th Century pencil drawing of male and female figures, both in portrait and profile view, wearing headscarves, hats, and glasses. The artist dated the piece in the upp...
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1890s Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Decorative Drawing, Old Master, 18th Century, By German Artist, Animal Drawing
By Johann Martin Metz
Located in Greven, DE
Black chalk, partly washed, on paper, sheet 27.5 x 19.7 cm
Plain gold moulding, 44.8 x 36 cm
The Rhenish still life painter Johann Martin Metz was court painter to the Elector of Co...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Crayon
NATIVE AMERICANS HUNTING - TWO DRAWINGS.
By Cassilly Adams
Located in Portland, ME
Adams, Cassilly (American 1843-1921). NATIVE AMERICANS HUNTING -
TWO DRAWINGS. Charcoal and watercolor, not dated. One signed
within the matrix of the drawing, lower right. Each abo...
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Late 19th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Theatrical Costume - Original Drawing - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original watercolour realized by an unknown artist in 1860s.
Good condition, so signature.
Included a white cardboard passpartout (34x49 cm).
Category
1860s Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Dancer - Original Pencil Drawing - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is an original pencil drawing realized by an Italian artist of 20th century in 1920.
Good condition on a little yellowed cardboard.
No signature.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
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The Portrait - Original Drawing - 1853
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an original artwork, pencil and ink on paper. Is dated 1853 on the lower right. Passpartout cm 25x28,5
The artist represents an interior scene, under an intimate vie...
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1850s Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Charcoal Drawing of Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed charcoal pencil drawing of a Roman bust from late 19th-century France, mounted in a thin gray painted wooden frame. With its academic classicism and impeccable attention to de...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
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 Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Antique Charcoal Dog Drawing 1915
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3920 Antique dog charcoal drawing on paper set in a period oak frame
Monogrammed LEM
Water marks on upper mat
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1910s Antique Drawing
Materials
Charcoal
Dancers - Original Pencil Drawing - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Dancers is an original pencil and pen drawing realized by an Italian artist of 20th century in 1920.
Good condition on a check sheet.
No signature.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
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Set of Four Pencil Drawings
Located in London, GB
Set of four framed pencil drawings on wove paper (circa 1900-1920), by Bernard Sleigh, RBSA (Provenance: from the artist's studio). An exquisite grouping of four drawings available t...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Drawing of a Thatched Cottage
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful 19th century French drawing of thatched cottage on country lane in the village of Montsoreau in the Pays de la Loire, titled "Chaumière à Montsoreau", 1864. Dated lower le...
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1860s Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Untitled Senza titolo, Futurism, Drawing
By Luigi Russolo
Located in London, GB
LUIGI RUSSOLO 1885-1947
Portogruaro 1885 - 1947 Cerro (Italian)
Title: Untitled Senza titolo, ca. 1909
Technique: Signed India Ink Drawing on Wove Paper
Size: 16 x 11 cm. / 6.3...
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Early 1900s Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink
Drawing of a Roman Head
Located in New York, NY
Drawing of a Roman head done in chalk and signed by Bert Smith.
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Montoya is one of the most acclaimed and prolific inter...
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19th Century North American Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Ink Drawing of Village, C. 1910
Located in Houston, TX
Pen and ink drawing of a charming hillside village, circa 1910.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival ...
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1910s Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink
The Pond - Original Drawing - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Early 1900s Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Pair of Neo Classic Drawings
Located in New York, NY
Each drawing showing traditional Roman robes. Executed in pencil and highlighted in white chalk.
Stamped on reverse.
Paper size: 13"h x 10"w
Category
19th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Chalk, Pencil
Horse - Original Pencil Drawing - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Draft Horse is an original modern artwork realized in the second half of the XIX Century by a French Artist.
Original pencil drawing watermarked paper.
Mint conditions.
Draft Ho...
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1880s Naturalistic Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
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Prancing Horses - Original pencil drawing
By André Lhote
Located in Paris, FR
André LHOTE (1885-1962)
Prancing horses, c. 1920
Original pencil drawing
On paper 20 x 26 cm (c. 8 x 10.5 inch)
In black wood frame 34 x 40 cm (c. 14 x 16 inch)
Ms. Dominique Berma...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
Two horses - Original pencil drawing
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Paris, FR
Marie LAURENCIN
Two horses
Original pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of the artist
On paper 10 x 16 cm (c. 3.93 x 6.2 in)
Good condition, the paper slightly yellowish
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil
Modernist Drawing, Portrait of a Man
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878 - January 27, 1965) was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style.
Walkowitz was born in Tyumen,...
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Ink
Collection of Architectural Drawings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of 19 pen drawings of different French architecture. Newly framed.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Drawing, Ships, French School
Located in Boston, MA
Two Ships, one called Le Fromidable<br />
Dated 20 mai 92, situated Rochefort
Category
19th Century French Antique Drawing
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Anfora - Original Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anfora is an original black and white old master artwork probably realized in the early 18th century by Anonymous artist.
Ink and Watercolor on thick filigree paper, representing a ...
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18th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Figurative Pencil Drawing - Male Portrait Studies
Located in Houston, TX
A fascinating 19th Century pencil drawing of varying male portraits, mostly in profile view, with differing facial expressions and facial hair styles. The artist dated the piece in t...
Category
1890s Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper, Pencil
J.W. - 1841 Graphite Drawing, Victorian Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed portrait of a young early-Victorian woman in profile. Very well presented in a white mount and burr wood frame with a gilt-effect slip. Initialled and dated to the ...
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19th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Graphite
1900s French Academic Charcoal Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turn of the century French academic charcoal drawing of standing nude figure, as seen from behind. As if to mirror the viewer or artist's own stance, the figure appears lost in an in...
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Early 1900s French Antique Drawing
Materials
Paper
Sketches - Original Drawing - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in pencil and china ink on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
The status of preservation is good and aged except for som...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Drawing
Materials
Ink, Pencil
N. C. - 1889 Charcoal Drawing, Horse Head Study
Located in Corsham, GB
A remarkably crisp and deft study of a horse's head in charcoal with white chalk highlights. The artist has initialed and dated to the lower left corner. The drawing is presented in ...
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19th Century Antique Drawing
Materials
Charcoal
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Old master drawing with figure and putti
Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame
Drawing dimensions 4.5" wide x 7.5" high
The frame measure...
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Drawing
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Graphite
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