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(KYD) - DICKENS - Dennis (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Dennis (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Dennis (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

French Baroque Altarpiece Architectural Sketch with Manuscript Approval, 1738
French Baroque Altarpiece Architectural Sketch with Manuscript Approval, 1738

French Baroque Altarpiece Architectural Sketch with Manuscript Approval, 1738

Located in Benalmadena, ES

Original 1738 working sketch for a French Baroque altarpiece, functioning as both an architectural drawing and an approval document.

Category

1730s French Baroque Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Alleyway in Cairo - Original 19th Century Graphite Sketch

Alleyway in Cairo - Original 19th Century Graphite Sketch

By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner

Located in London, GB

On his return he also visited Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beirut and Damascus, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions. Darnley Fine Art are delighted to offer...

Category

19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Street Tailors in Cairo - Original Sketch, 19th Century

Street Tailors in Cairo - Original Sketch, 19th Century

By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner

Located in London, GB

On his return he also visited Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beirut and Damascus, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions. Darnley Fine Art are delighted to offer...

Category

19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Mountain landscape 19th ODIER Swiss realist painting sketch
Mountain landscape 19th ODIER Swiss realist painting sketch

Mountain landscape 19th ODIER Swiss realist painting sketch

Located in PARIS, FR

Jacques Louis ODIER Geneva, 1853 - Vevey, 1930 Oil on paper on canvas 34 x 54 cm (47 x 66.5 cm with frame) Countersigned on the verso "Odier" Exhibition number on the verso “249” Bea...

Category

19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Sketch nude laid woman pencil Art deco 20th
Sketch nude laid woman pencil Art deco 20th

Sketch nude laid woman pencil Art deco 20th

Located in PARIS, FR

Wilhelm GIMMI Zurich, 1886 - Chextres, 1965 Pencil drawing 18 x 25.5 cm Signed lower in dropite "Gimmi" Gimmi studied at the Küssnacht Normal School and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Carbon Pencil

English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Back View
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Back View

English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Back View

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

This is a good sized example of Moon's sketch work, many of his paintings we are working on are smaller in size.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Acrylic

Preparatory Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Georges Rochegrosse - 1909
Preparatory Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Georges Rochegrosse - 1909

Preparatory Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Georges Rochegrosse - 1909

By Georges Rochegrosse

Located in Roma, IT

Preparatory drawing for "Thais" by Anatole France is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Georges Rochegrosse (1859-1938). Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white car...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Pencil

Antique French Impressionist Oil Sketch Study of Kitchen Interior
Antique French Impressionist Oil Sketch Study of Kitchen Interior

Antique French Impressionist Oil Sketch Study of Kitchen Interior

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Kitchen Interior French Impressionist: late 19th century/ early 20th century signed with initials oil painting on Sennelier board, unframed board: 8.5 x 5.5 inches condition: som...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Sketch - Original Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century
Sketch - Original Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century

Sketch - Original Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Figures is an original drawing in pencil realized by an Anonymous artist active in the early 20th Century. Sheet dimension: 31 x 23.5 cm. The state of preservation is good and aged...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Pencil

19th Century Original French Impressionist Oil Sketch Artists Painting
19th Century Original French Impressionist Oil Sketch Artists Painting

19th Century Original French Impressionist Oil Sketch Artists Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Impressionist artist, second half 19th century Artists Sketching oil painting on board, unframed board: 11.5 x 15.75 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

British Chalk Pencil Sketches of a Different Sheep Profile
British Chalk Pencil Sketches of a Different Sheep Profile

British Chalk Pencil Sketches of a Different Sheep Profile

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

"Ladies' Sketch Club" Pauline Palmer, Female American Impressionist Provincetown
"Ladies' Sketch Club" Pauline Palmer, Female American Impressionist Provincetown

"Ladies' Sketch Club" Pauline Palmer, Female American Impressionist Provincetown

By Pauline Palmer

Located in New York, NY

Pauline Palmer Ladies' Sketch Club Signed lower left Oil on board 20 x 24 inches Pauline Palmer (1867 - 1938) was one of Chicago's early twentieth-century portrait and landscape pa...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Board

English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches
English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches

English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Works of this type were often created as humorous studies, theatrical sketches, or social satires, offering a fascinating glimpse into the popular visual culture of the Georgian era.

Category

Early 19th Century English School Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

(KYD) - DICKENS - Simon Tappertit (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Simon Tappertit (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Simon Tappertit (from Barnaby Rudge) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Snawley (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Snawley (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Snawley (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - John Browdie (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - John Browdie (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - John Browdie (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Will Fern (from The Chimes) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Will Fern (from The Chimes) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Will Fern (from The Chimes) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Pecksniff (from Martin Chuzzlewit) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Pecksniff (from Martin Chuzzlewit) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Mr. Pecksniff (from Martin Chuzzlewit) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

(KYD) - DICKENS - Tim Linkinwater (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
(KYD) - DICKENS - Tim Linkinwater (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

(KYD) - DICKENS - Tim Linkinwater (from Nicholas Nickleby) - ORIGINAL SKETCH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

From 1927 Clarke earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade.

Category

1920s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism
"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism

"Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden" Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1890 Impressionism

Located in New York, NY

Jennie Brownscombe Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden, c. 1890s Signed lower left Oil on board 7 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches The artist was born in a log cabin in rural northeastern Pennsylva...

Category

1890s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Board

Vaulted Interior, 19th Century Orientalist Sketch, Graphite on Paper

Vaulted Interior, 19th Century Orientalist Sketch, Graphite on Paper

By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner

Located in London, GB

On his return he also visited Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beirut and Damascus, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions.  Darnley Fine Art are delighted to offer...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

At the Fountain, Graphite Orientalist sketch, Mid-19th Century

At the Fountain, Graphite Orientalist sketch, Mid-19th Century

By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner

Located in London, GB

On his return he also visited Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beirut and Damascus, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions.  Darnley Fine Art are delighted to offer...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Farmers Harvesting the Fields
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Farmers Harvesting the Fields

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Farmers Harvesting the Fields

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

Framed Sketch, Drawing ‘L’aumône’ 'Almsgiving' 19th French School
Framed Sketch, Drawing ‘L’aumône’ 'Almsgiving' 19th French School

Framed Sketch, Drawing ‘L’aumône’ 'Almsgiving' 19th French School

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

This painting echoes the symbolism of the sketch. 7 characters appear on the drawing: a poorly dressed woman with a patched dress, her baby in her arms and her son, begging from 2 wo...

Category

19th Century French Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Reclining nude, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch) collotype lithograph, 1922
Reclining nude, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch) collotype lithograph, 1922

Reclining nude, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch) collotype lithograph, 1922

By (after) Gustav Klimt

Located in Chicago, IL

Original 1922 collotype lithograph of a reclining nude figure, created from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch). Published by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of...

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1920s Vienna Secession Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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Antique Sketch For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique sketch you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect antique sketch may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an antique sketch to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, white and more. There have been many interesting antique sketch examples over the years, but those made by Henry George Moon, Gustav Klimt, Emile Cagniart, Gabriele Galantara and Jean Dreyfus-Stern are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in pencil, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Sketch?

The average selling price for an antique sketch we offer is $739, while they’re typically $42 on the low end and $232,869 for the highest priced.