Antique Sketch

Two soldiers are meticulously finished while the others are loosely sketched, suggesting a moment of informal observation on the parade ground.

A series of Dulac's sketches may be acquired from our gallery on this platform to create a set to enhance a corridor or stairway in your home or workplace.

Around 1818, Prout began to create sketches and watercolours from the continent, finding his niche skilfully capturing naturally lit architecture and quaint side streets.

During this visit he produced numerous oil paintings, sketches, and lithographs inspired by the island, including Ox Team, Wharf at Matatinicus, The Red Vine, Matinicus Island, The T...

Study of a female nude for The Love of Gold Black chalk heightened with white on green grey wove paper c. 1844 Signed with the artist’s initials “TC” lower left Condition: Excellent ...

This quality aligns closely with the oil sketches and Italian studies for which Arborelius later became admired.

Hagarty and, like her, was elected to the Liver Sketching Club in 1879 and was Vice President a decade later.

The artwork represents two women in a sketch for a magazine, depicted by strong expression through intense black color by confident strokes, posing them in a harmonious manner, The a...

The preparatory pencil sketch remains visible beneath the watercolor layers.

Portrait of a girl seated in a white dress, with a composition sketch (verso). Signed ‘F.D.’ (lower right). Pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, 29.2 x 21.6cm.

From 1916 to 1918, he sketched and painted scenes directly from the front lines at De Panne, capturing the drama and desolation of war.

Wallis, the prints were published in London by Thomas Fry around 1836 as part of the humorous series The Sketches of Seymour. The first print, titled “A Man coming ‘vich vay?

Although the woven textile was ultimately replaced in 1977 by a carpet designed by Anna Thommesen, the present study survives alongside only one other known preparatory sketch and ar...

The western portion derived from the surveys of George Vancouver, the central section from Parker’s own observations and notes during his journey, the northern areas from sketches by...

A finely engraved anatomical plate depicting the articulated skeleton of a quadruped shown in lateral profile, carefully arranged upon a rectangular stone pedestal within a lightly s...

Regarded as a leading painter of his time, Durden spent much of his later life near Keswick in the Lake District, where his archive — including letters, sketches, and press cuttings ...

The character's adventures were published as a series of popular "tours" featuring poetry by William Combe accompanied by Rowlandson's hand-colored aquatint engravings The Tour of D...

This 18th-century Italian portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman in a loosely sketched, slightly misty style, giving the painting a soft, atmospheric quality.

He stayed committed instead to a studio on 14th Street called the Kit Kat Club, where illustrators and newspaper artists spent nights sketching from live models in an informal atmosp...

Kenneth Conant depicts a street scene, en verso label reads "Reproduced from a pencil sketch by Mr. Kenneth Conant, Collection of Harold W.

Wallis and published in London by Thomas Fry around 1836, the prints originate from the celebrated humorous series The Sketches of Seymour, one of the defining works of Regency and e...

The grouping of several portraits on a single sheet is typical of the ad hoc work of the studio: the draughtsman sketches his models across sessions, exploring angles, expressions, a...

The expressive handling of the figures and drapery suggests the drawing may have been produced as a preparatory study or sketch within a larger series. The sheet is inscribed “No. 10...

Paul Gauguin (French 1848 - 1903) Recto and Verso sketches Self-Portrait Recto with Portrait of a Woman on Verso.

The parish priest, Father Delval, was also an amateur painter, and often on fine Sundays he took the boy out to sketch and paint in the countryside. The artist Puvis de Chavannes fou...

The inscription on the bottom left, "Le Palais de St Cloud après l'incendie vue prise de la terrasse du parc réservé," confirms it was sketched from the terrace of the private park. ...

The composition portrays a reclining figure of Malek-Adhel supported by Mathilde, set against a softly sketched landscape. Aged overall condition with notable foxing and toning thro...

He developed his own technique for producing his ideas: Argy-Rousseau first modeled his sketched idea in plaster, which was then covered with wax.

The Gillow Archives (now in the City of Westminster Archives Centre) comprise mainly the business records of the Lancaster branch from about 1728 to 1932 and include estimate sketche...

Portrait of Felice Casorati is an original artwork realized by Francesco Cangiullo in 1921 The artwork is a very rare china ink drawing sketch depicting the painter Felice Casorati....

Here Lundgren concentrates on individual studies of goats, especially their heads and expressions. In one sketch, a goat faces forward, its distinctive long ears and gentle features ...

Later he organized the "Basuke Sketching Class" of Yokohama, and also taught for a time at the Tokyo Fine Art School (now known as Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku) where his exhibited work wo...

While terracotta had been traditionally used to make sketches for larger works in more permanent and expensive materials, terracotta sculptures could now be seen as independent works...

The scene is enclosed within a lightly sketched framing rectangle, reinforcing the impression of a preparatory study for a more developed work, possibly linked to Forain’s celebrated...

While the large-scale composition depicts the legendary Thracian poet standing and playing his lyre amidst the infernal realm in an attempt to secure Eurydice’s salvation, the vibran...

Because he had Arthur to study with and other artists to rely on for advice and to join on sketching outings, he did not feel the need to enroll in an academy for formal training.

Biography : Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) was a French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des P...

The lower register (Fig. 1) presents the complete articulated skeleton in lateral view, carefully arranged upon a classical stone plinth within a lightly sketched landscape — a compo...

Provenance: For similar tables see; British Antique Furniture by John Andrews, Page 288 ,289 English Furniture by John C Rogers, page 91 - Shows a sketch of the constructional detail...

Much like his contemporaries, he created sketches *en plein air* (outdoors), which he subsequently reworked in his studio.

This tinted lithograph, titled "Interior of the Temple of Abu Simbel," was created by Scottish artist David Roberts, R.A. (1796–1864) at a time when the temple was largely obscured b...

On the reverse is a beautiful little sketch of a French cottage. 6.25" x 8.75", from the estate of the artist.

He chose free-hand modeling without markings or measurements and without preparatory sketches. During the First World War, Rembrandt Bugatti joined the Red Cross to support the woun...

His papers—including sketches, correspondence, and photographs—are held at the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

The Avenue of Trees French Impressionist, late 19th century oil on board, unframed further sketch verso board : 13.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good ...

However, his use of pigment is thicker and more sensual than that of Seurat, more like that in Seurat's sketches. Moreover, from the few works known to us, he appears to have favoure...

Biography : Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) was a French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des P...

Few copies were published, making it highly collectible and revered. The gray scale sketches are lovely, frame worthy on their own. This is more than a book, it's a historical piece ...

The fact that his travels around the Venetian lagoon had an extraordinary effect on Bossoli is evident from the large number of sketches he produced of the locale. The Catalogo dei d...

He became particularly known for sketching local personalities in Eton and Windsor, as well as for his carefully observed still lifes, interiors, and scenes of everyday domestic and ...

The artist uses confident linear strokes and rapid sketch-like marks to define the architectural forms and surrounding terrain.

The tense, almost theatrical atmosphere is heightened by the compressed perspective and the presence of a ladder and onlookers sketched in ghostly outlines. Executed with exceptiona...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...