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Sketchbook I
Sketchbook I

Sketchbook I

By Artur Markowicz

Located in London, GB

ARTUR MARKOWICZ 1872-1934 Podgórze (Poland) 1872-1934 Cracow (Polish) Title: Sketchbook I, 1915

Category

1910s Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Color Pencil

Sketchbook II
Sketchbook II

Sketchbook II

By Artur Markowicz

Located in London, GB

ARTUR MARKOWICZ 1872-1934 Podgórze (Poland) 1872-1934 Cracow (Polish) Title: Sketchbook II, 1915

Category

1910s Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Color Pencil

Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)
Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)

Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

This is a limited edition facsimile of the manuscript sketchbook by Frank Lloyd Wright which served

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper

Pedro Cottage 1837, Stories & Sketchbook Illustrated by Joseph Scoundrel Square
Pedro Cottage 1837, Stories & Sketchbook Illustrated by Joseph Scoundrel Square

Pedro Cottage 1837, Stories & Sketchbook Illustrated by Joseph Scoundrel Square

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Early Victorian marble paper, hand written and illustrated book “Pedro cottage” likely a fictional publication “illustrated London published by knobs and co No. 16 pledge hole plac...

Category

19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper

Dutch Harbor
Dutch Harbor

Dutch Harbor

Located in Sheffield, MA

his paintings, lithographs, and topographical drawings in various sketchbooks, many of Amsterdam

Category

19th Century Dutch School Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century
Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

invited to pass. This visual language, reminiscent of the sketchbooks of traveling painters or stage

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Laid Paper, Ink

Venice: The Bay of San Marco
Venice: The Bay of San Marco

Venice: The Bay of San Marco

By Carlo Bossoli

Located in London, GB

time but he also frequently returned, filing a large number of his sketchbooks, as he did with his

Category

19th Century Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself
Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

drawing is not signed but it is a self-portrait and it is from one of his artist sketchbooks that was in

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice
Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice

Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice

Located in TEYJAT, FR

sketchbook or album documenting a European grand tour. Each work features two detailed views – four in total

Category

19th Century European Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

Located in Atlanta, GA

believed to have been part of a sketchbook once belonging to a sea captain, annotated by a prior owner as

Category

Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900
Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

present detailed monochrome renderings reminiscent of archaeological sketchbooks. Subjects include

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paper

Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family
Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family

Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family

Located in Centennial, CO

illustration unframed. It appears it was cut out of a larger sketchbook. In as found condition, ready to hang

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paint, Paper

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton
An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

Located in New Orleans, LA

Two original English watercolor/drawings circa 1854,1855, Ellen Dumbleton, from her sketchbook

Category

1850s English High Victorian Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Eduardo DalBono, Portrait of a Lady Painting En Plein Aire, 1880's
Eduardo DalBono, Portrait of a Lady Painting En Plein Aire, 1880's

Eduardo DalBono, Portrait of a Lady Painting En Plein Aire, 1880's

By Edoardo Dalbono

Located in New York, NY

lady dressed in white in an artist’s folding chair seated with sketchbook and brush viewing the

Category

1880s Italian Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Paint, Paper

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin
Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

By John Ruskin

Located in Roma, IT

opportunity to observe and record his impressions of nature. His early notebooks and sketchbooks are full of

Category

Late 19th Century Old Masters Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Watercolor

Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal
Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal

Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal

By Quezal

Located in NANTES, FR

others the decoration is bold and distinctive. Fortunately, a few of the line drawing sketchbooks, trade

Category

Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Brass & Cast Iron Fire Dogs in the Style of Ernest Gimson
Pair of Brass & Cast Iron Fire Dogs in the Style of Ernest Gimson

Pair of Brass & Cast Iron Fire Dogs in the Style of Ernest Gimson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

sketchbooks. Gimson also designed complex pierced and chased work, based on 17th-century designs he admired

Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg
Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg

Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

sketchbooks and materials donated by his descendants to the Academy of Fine Arts, including a remarkable early

Category

1880s Impressionist Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Oil, Board

Pair of Arts & Crafts Style Andirons in the Style of Ernest Gimson
Pair of Arts & Crafts Style Andirons in the Style of Ernest Gimson

Pair of Arts & Crafts Style Andirons in the Style of Ernest Gimson

By Ernest Gimson

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

large proportion of pages in his sketchbooks. Gimson also designed complex pierced and chased work

Category

Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views

Woman with Bicycle: Two Views

By Frank Duveneck

Located in Fairlawn, OH

(label) Drawings from the sketchbook are in the collections of the Munson Williams Proctor Institute in

Category

1890s American Realist Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Graphite

Antique Pair of Oriental Paintings on Wood Adolf Schreyer 1828-1899 Circle
Antique Pair of Oriental Paintings on Wood Adolf Schreyer 1828-1899 Circle

Antique Pair of Oriental Paintings on Wood Adolf Schreyer 1828-1899 Circle

Located in Doha, QA

seemingly foreign and folkloristic countries of the Black Sea and the Balkans, filling his sketchbooks with

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Sketchbooks

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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Antique Sketchbooks For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique sketchbooks available for sale. Browse a selection of Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 2 Impressionist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique sketchbooks that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, gray, orange and purple. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Artur Markowicz, Edgar Degas, Nicholas André Monsiaux and Theodore Robinson are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in pencil, paper and ink — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Sketchbooks?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — antique sketchbooks in our inventory begin at $250 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,500.