Antique Sketch

There is a graphite and brownish ink sketch of a robed classical figure amongst ruins on the verso.

Cover for "L'Asino" is an original artwork by Gabriele Galantara. This the original sketch for the cover of "L'Asino" (Donkey Magazine) and is realized in China ink, tempera and wate...

His compositions often seem to have been drawn directly onto the copper plate, preserving the searching quality of an original sketch. Biscaino’s career was exceptionally brief.

A captivating 19th-century French or Italian pencil-on-paper drawing depicting three studies of a mountain goat, presented within a resplendent Neoclassical giltwood frame that eleva...

Rare, original hand colored etching (Aquatint) from the Poetical Sketches of Scarborough titled “A Tro to Scarbro’”.

He executed hundreds of sketches of the lands he came across, often selling or trading them for food.

A detailed charcoal and chalk sketch of Chateau Gaillard, Normandie. Signed, titled and dated (1854) to the lower margin.

The Rogers view is thought to derive from a sketch of 1804 attributed to Dobbins, recording the Common when it was still a working pasture.

The composition shows a seated shepherd at rest, staff and dog at his side, against a backdrop of twisted trees and ruined architecture, with a second figure loosely sketched in the ...

Jones produced most of his commercial art in the winter season and devoted his summers to sketching en plein air. He showed work at the Salmagundi Club, the Panama Pacific Internatio...

Studies of this kind were often produced as observational sketches, theatrical costume studies, or preparatory works, offering a fascinating glimpse into everyday life and artistic p...

Drawings of this type were often produced as observational studies, costume sketches, or preparatory works, reflecting the keen interest in everyday figures and theatrical characters...

It is known that Fearon and her fellow student, Emily Carr, would hire local fisherfolk and children to sketch in the evening and on bad weather days. It would seem that Fearon and T...

Additionally signed, verso, dated and titled, 'Original Sketch. Trees in the grounds of Mr. Baker, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin' with artist's chronology number, dimensions and original sa...

The interior is sparingly painted with a central sketch of two flowers growing among three plants, encircled higher on the wall by an airy border of alternating dots and circles.

The sheet is double sided, with the reverse bearing traces of charcoal or graphite sketching. Such reuse of paper was common among nineteenth century artists and students and reflect...

Such tangible representations serve as a tactile way of thinking, bridging ideas from sketches to reality. Today this work is largely done by 3-D rendering programs but many vintage ...

Signed and dated lower right Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ernest Albert won the Graham Art medal given by the Brooklyn School of Design at the age of fifteen and shortly t...

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 artwork represents the picturesque scenery with a bridge inside a frame with sketches on the rear, through deft strokes in a well-balanced composition.

The drawing possesses considerable visual appeal, balancing the immediacy of a sketch with the refinement of a finished composition.

Our canvas depicts one of the legendary deities who inspired creative fervour and, over the centuries, acquired a specific influence in the fields of art and knowledge: in this case,...

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

He did not treat etching as a spontaneous sketching medium. Instead, he repeatedly returned the plate to the acid bath, strengthened lines and adjusted minute transitions of light.

Executed primarily in black lithographic crayon with subtle red highlights, the composition demonstrates Ibels' mastery of economy and expression. The sketch-like quality of the draw...

He was active in the St. Louis Sketch Club, formed in 1877, which was open to professional and amateur artists alike.

These features, together with the sketch-like handling of the background, suggest the work is a study.

Although the drawing is executed with the economy and spontaneity of a pen sketch, its imagery is unusually charged. The scene lies somewhere between observed nature, dream, biblical...

The reverse is decorated with the sketched blue floral branches that help pin these dishes to their workshops, around an unglazed foot rim showing the honest buff body of the tin-gla...

On the right, the second figure, lighter and more sketch-like, with her arms raised behind her head, reveals the artist’s exploration of line, volume and light.

Between 1908 and 1910, Bluemner began painting in earnest, making sketching trips throughout New Jersey and Long Island.

Particular attention is given to the face and to the rendering of the curly hair, while a shoulder and part of an arm are only lightly sketched. The concise character of the sheet su...

A detailed pencil sketch depicting the remains of the Russian Imperial Theatre (Bolshoi Theatre) after a fire in 1853.

Works such as these were often created as humorous sketches, theatrical studies, or social satires, capturing the spirit of Georgian comic illustration.

The Virgin is depicted seated in a barely sketched landscape, at the foot of a large tree that forms the backdrop to the composition.

The style is certainly more modern, but we find in this work the creamy fluidity of the sketches made from life in Italy by the young Bodinier between 1823 and 1825.

[13] See William Wordsworth Lake of Como in The Prelude, Book 6 (657-73); and Descriptive Sketches Taken During A Pedestrian Tour Among The Alps, 1791-2.

A neoclassical sketch after an engraving by Paolo Fidanza (1713-1785), himself working after Raphael.

A watercolour sketch with pen and ink detail attributed to William McConnell.

The brushwork remains controlled yet expressive, especially in the looser treatment of the lower section, suggesting an oil sketch or study executed from life. This work reflects the...

There he worked as a sketch artist for a newspaper. Paul Muller came to the United States in 1926 and settled in New York City.

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...

Hope's impact on style was cemented by his publication of 'Household Furniture and Interior Decoration' in 1807, a work containing detailed sketches of his own decorative schemes and...

Under the reign of Charles X, his title of “Inspector-Draughtsman, Draughtsman of Court Festivals and Performances” made him the most likely candidate for our sketch, a truly unique ...

It seems likely, therefore, that the present painting was a preparatory sketch for a larger portrait, executed by an accomplished British artist who was working in the circle of Etty...

As a child, Edgar spent much of his time sketching from farm life, and was considerably influenced by his brother, Walter Hunt, a skilful animal painter in his own right.

Bloos" appears on early 20th-century German postcards and landscape sketches, this artist is generally considered a minor or regional commercial illustrator from the German school ac...

Of these wall paintings, which were lost during the fire that destroyed the flats in 1837, several studio versions are preserved, many of them oval in format, such as the four canvas...

The first version reversed the original drawing, while Prayer Meeting, Second Stone returned to the orientation of the original sketch but substantially reworked the atmosphere and e...

The figure is at once monumental and fleeting: monumental in conception, yet captured with the speed and freedom of a sketch. A few strokes summon helmet, face, garment, arm and weap...

As a child, Edgar spent much of his time sketching from farm life, and was considerably influenced by his brother, Walter Hunt, a skilful animal painter in his own right.