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Sketch for a Portrait - Original Ink Drawgin by Alexandre Dumont - Late 1800

Sketch for a Portrait - Original Ink Drawgin by Alexandre Dumont - Late 1800

By Augustin-Alexandre Dumont

Located in Roma, IT

A Portrait is an original drawing realized during the XIX century by Alexandre Dumont. The artwork represents a beautiful study of an ancient classical woman. Good conditions excep...

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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink

British Chalk Pencil Sketches of Two Sheep Standing and Lying on the Grass
British Chalk Pencil Sketches of Two Sheep Standing and Lying on the Grass

British Chalk Pencil Sketches of Two Sheep Standing and Lying on the Grass

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...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse and Farmers Preparing The Hay Cart
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse and Farmers Preparing The Hay Cart

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse and Farmers Preparing The Hay Cart

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 Dou...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse Patiently Waiting at The Wooden Fence
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse Patiently Waiting at The Wooden Fence

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse Patiently Waiting at The Wooden Fence

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...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Cow and Their Calf Munching on Grass
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Cow and Their Calf Munching on Grass

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Cow and Their Calf Munching on Grass

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...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work
"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work

"Tree in Winter" Delos Palmer Jr, Sketch of Tree 20th Century Impressionist Work

Located in New York, NY

Delos Palmer Jr. Tree in Winter Signed lower left Oil on Masonite 10 x 8 inches Delos Palmer, Jr. was born January 26, 1890 in New York City. His father was Dr. Delos Palmer, a soc...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre
Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre

Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Pencil on paper sketch of a grave yard, possibly fictional. Mounted on period hand made marbled paper, framed in a maple veneered frame.

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Late 19th Century European Antique Sketch

Materials

Glass, Maple, Paper

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Two Cow's Facing Away Lying On The Ground
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Two Cow's Facing Away Lying On The Ground

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Two Cow's Facing Away Lying On The Ground

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...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix
C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix

C.-A. Waltner (1846-1925) Engraving of a sketch by the famous Eugène Delacroix

Located in Argenteuil, IDF

Title "BATTLE OF TAILLEBOURG" won by Saint Louis on June 21, 1242 (sketch) engraved by Charles-Albert Waltner (1846-1925) (winner of the Prix de Rome in intaglio printmaking in 1868)...

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Early 1900s French Restauration Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist
Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist

Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist

Located in London, GB

Graphite on laid paper, signed verso and paper watermarks and atelier stamp Image size: 23 ¾ x 16 ¾ inches (60.25 x 43.5 cm) Gilt Whistler frame Leon Bellemont Born on August 20, 1...

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Late 19th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Laid Paper, Graphite

Four Rare Italian School 19th Century Old Master Sketches Drawings by F Mazzoli
Four Rare Italian School 19th Century Old Master Sketches Drawings by F Mazzoli

Four Rare Italian School 19th Century Old Master Sketches Drawings by F Mazzoli

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The pictures are beautifully sketched, truly sublime in all aspects. Two of them are signed F Mazzoli, one other with the title De Memoire with translates to the memory I think Th...

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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Sketch of man in suit by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 12x20 cm
Sketch of man in suit by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 12x20 cm

Sketch of man in suit by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 12x20 cm

By Otto Vautier

Located in Geneva, CH

Work on paper Stamp of the workshop of O. Vautier Dimension of the passe-partout framing 52.5 x 38 cm Otto Vautier is a renowned Swiss painter, born in 1863 in Düsseldorf. He was in...

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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Crayon

Sketches On The Old Road Through France to Florence by A. H. Hallam Murray
Sketches On The Old Road Through France to Florence by A. H. Hallam Murray

Sketches On The Old Road Through France to Florence by A. H. Hallam Murray

Located in Middletown, NY

London: John Murray, 1904. First, Limited Edition. 4to, 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (244 x197 mm); xxv, map, 328 pp. Wide margins, printed on hand-made unbleached Arnold paper. 48 full-pa...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Sketch

Materials

Gold Leaf

French 19th century Pen and Ink River landscape with boat from a sketch folder
French 19th century Pen and Ink River landscape with boat from a sketch folder

French 19th century Pen and Ink River landscape with boat from a sketch folder

By Emile Cagniart

Located in Woodbury, CT

Interesting and well-drawn French late 19th-century River landscape with boat sketch, in pen and ink and sepia color. Emile Cagniart was born in Paris where he would remain for his...

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1890s Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink

A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN
A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN

A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches – J. M. Barrie, creator of PETER PAN

Located in Middletown, NY

Philadelphia: New York Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm), pp. 180, printed on heavy laid paper and illustrated with a frontispiece ...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Sketch

Materials

Gold Leaf

English Hand Colored Lithograph by Wm Heath A Sketch of the Row in Parliment St.
English Hand Colored Lithograph by Wm Heath A Sketch of the Row in Parliment St.

English Hand Colored Lithograph by Wm Heath A Sketch of the Row in Parliment St.

Located in Savannah, GA

Titled " A Sketch of the Row in Parliment Street," this hand colored print was published in London by Thomas McLean, circa approximately 1830.

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1830s English Early Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928) - Academic Male Nude
Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928) - Academic Male Nude

Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928) - Academic Male Nude

By Franz von Stuck

Located in Wien, AT

Executed in brown and grey chalk with pencil on paper, this powerful sketch titled "Nude Man" showcases the artist's masterful understanding of anatomy and dramatic tension.

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1890s Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Books - Leitão; Joaquim - The attack on Chaves
Books - Leitão; Joaquim - The attack on Chaves

Books - Leitão; Joaquim - The attack on Chaves

Located in Porto, PT

THE ATTACK ON CHAVES. (Sketch of the terrain of the battle by Lieutenant Alberto Braz).

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Early 20th Century Portuguese Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

WW1 Military Print Le Poilu, by Snaffles
WW1 Military Print Le Poilu, by Snaffles

WW1 Military Print Le Poilu, by Snaffles

By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Surrounding the main image are four remarques depicting sketches of French soldiers. One of the remarques shows two charging soldiers with bayonets drawn.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Theodore Houston Style New Hope School Oil On Board Impressionist Painting C1930
Theodore Houston Style New Hope School Oil On Board Impressionist Painting C1930

Theodore Houston Style New Hope School Oil On Board Impressionist Painting C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

The composition is presented in a gold-toned frame with a fabric-covered inner border. A Winsor & Newton sketching board label is visible on the reverse; it identifies a board produc...

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Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paint

Eudora Hereford Landscape Watercolor Painting
Eudora Hereford Landscape Watercolor Painting

Eudora Hereford Landscape Watercolor Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

Offered is a watercolor sketch (c. late 19th c.) depicting a valley against a mountainous backdrop in soft pastel tones.

Category

1890s American Antique Sketch

Materials

Wood, Paper

Study at Mt. Desert, Maine, 1864
Study at Mt. Desert, Maine, 1864

Study at Mt. Desert, Maine, 1864

By Jervis McEntee

Located in New York, NY

Following the path of his teacher, Frederic Edwin Church, Jervis McEntee traveled to Mount Desert, Maine in 1964 with Sanford Robinson Gifford, spending three weeks sketching on the ...

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19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Weighing Anchor" by William Coulter
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Weighing Anchor" by William Coulter

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Weighing Anchor" by William Coulter

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Whether a painting in and of itself, or an oil sketch for a larger painting, this exhibits everthing that made Coulter famous in his lifetime & today.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas

Bronze Figure Of Harry Vardon By Hal Ludlow.
Bronze Figure Of Harry Vardon By Hal Ludlow.

Bronze Figure Of Harry Vardon By Hal Ludlow.

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

He became a portrait painter and illustrator for the Illustrated London News, Sketch Magazine etc. Hal Ludlow was also a fine golfer, he won the 1904 Welsh National Amateur Champions...

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1910s British Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.
Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.

Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.

By Dame Laura Knight

Located in York, GB

This work dates from the peak of Knight’s celebrated circus and equestrian periods, capturing the intense, immediate draftsmanship that defined her interwar output. Condition: Sketc...

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Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Pencil

Stanford White, drawing, sofe, chair, architect, Davis Galleries 1963
Stanford White, drawing, sofe, chair, architect, Davis Galleries 1963

Stanford White, drawing, sofe, chair, architect, Davis Galleries 1963

By Stanford White

Located in Fairlawn, OH

That breadth makes drawings such as Sketches of a Sofa and Chair significant. The sheet documents not monumental architecture but White’s close attention to the furnishings through w...

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1890s American Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Graphite

Theatre and Concert Hall Design, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866
Theatre and Concert Hall Design, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866

Theatre and Concert Hall Design, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Dutch architectural print of J. W. Schaap's sketch design for a combined theatre, concert hall and exhibition building, in plan and general elevation, a lithograph printed in...

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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Steamboat Landing, Police Station, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866
Steamboat Landing, Police Station, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866

Steamboat Landing, Police Station, Dutch Architecture Print, Leliman, 1865-1866

Located in Langweer, NL

The lower design, titled 'Schets-ontwerp voor een hulp-bureau van politie' (sketch design for an auxiliary police station), shows a single-storey building with a pedimented central e...

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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Residence of Mr. Menzo Livingston, Sharon, N.Y.
Residence of Mr. Menzo Livingston, Sharon, N.Y.

Residence of Mr. Menzo Livingston, Sharon, N.Y.

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Vogt was truly “on the road”, sleeping in barns, hotels, or the very homes he sketched, living the life of an artist-laborer paid in room and board or modest sums: some drawings cost...

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1890s Folk Art Antique Sketch

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite

Rural landscape with castle ruins
Rural landscape with castle ruins

Rural landscape with castle ruins

Located in Middletown, NY

In good condition with minor areas of adhesive residue at the top corners on the verso, as well as sketches in both red chalk and graphite on the verso.

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17th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Laid Paper, Chalk

Moonlight Ballet
Moonlight Ballet

Moonlight Ballet

By Ernst Oppler

Located in Missouri, MO

His obsession with capturing dancers in motion became so great that he developed a lighted pen in order to sketch in darkened theaters during performances. In the early 1900s, Oppler...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare 19th Century William IV Mahogany Low Open Bookcase in the manner of Gillows
Rare 19th Century William IV Mahogany Low Open Bookcase in the manner of Gillows

Rare 19th Century William IV Mahogany Low Open Bookcase in the manner of Gillows

Located in London, GB

English, circa 1835 Dimensions: H: 44 in / 111 cm W: 108.5 in / 275 cm D: 20.5 in / 51.5 cm This low bookcase shares several stylistic similarities with others produced by Gi...

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1830s English William IV Antique Sketch

Materials

Wood

Castle San Angelo, Rome, David Roberts, 19th Century Original Watercolour
Castle San Angelo, Rome, David Roberts, 19th Century Original Watercolour

Castle San Angelo, Rome, David Roberts, 19th Century Original Watercolour

By David Roberts

Located in London, GB

When not able to paint in St Peter's he made sketches around the city. The present watercolour is typical of Roberts' on-the-spot studies.

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Set of Six Italian Pencil Drawings of Animals, Guido Righetti, 1919
Set of Six Italian Pencil Drawings of Animals, Guido Righetti, 1919

Set of Six Italian Pencil Drawings of Animals, Guido Righetti, 1919

By G. Righetti

Located in New York, NY

Set of six vintage pencil drawings/sketches of various animals and birds undertaken by Righetti for his sculptures in bronze including a boar, an elephant, two cassowaries, an ocelot...

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1910s Italian Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Stanford White, drawing, Davis Galleries, 1963 soafe, chair
Stanford White, drawing, Davis Galleries, 1963 soafe, chair

Stanford White, drawing, Davis Galleries, 1963 soafe, chair

By Stanford White

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Stanford White (1853-1906) Sketches of Two Sofas and Chair Graphite on paper, c. 1890 Unsigned Provenance: Davis Galleries, 1963, New York Davis Galleries organized the important 196...

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1890s American Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Graphite

The Last of His Race - Lithograph by J. Doyle - 1831
The Last of His Race - Lithograph by J. Doyle - 1831

The Last of His Race - Lithograph by J. Doyle - 1831

By John Doyle

Located in Roma, IT

The series "Political Sketches" is the most important series by Doyle. It includes 683 lithographs published by Thomas McLean between 1829 and 1841.

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1830s Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

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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.