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Drawing Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Drawing Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Drawing Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement

By Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Two-faced drawing. Studies of characters and harbor scene.

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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal drawing, signed
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal drawing, signed

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal drawing, signed

By Jules Chéret

Located in Paris, FR

It's quite usual that such drawings which where produced used by the painter in his workshop bears marks of the artist's work, in this case, varnish that fell on the drawing.

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1920s Art Nouveau Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Charcoal

Figure Study
Figure Study

Figure Study

Located in London, GB

As with most traditionally trained artists, drawing remained a cornerstone for Schindler’s artistic practice, and he would invariably start any painting with a series of graphic stud...

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Early 19th Century Realist Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Academic Study
Academic Study

Academic Study

Located in London, GB

Charcoal on paper Signed by RA visitor Edwin Long and dated (lower right) 76cm × 57cm (88cm × 64cm framed) Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He exhibited exten...

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Late 19th Century English School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Head Study
Head Study

Head Study

Located in London, GB

Pencil on paper 14cm × 12cm (39cm × 34 cm framed) Provenance: Gabrielle Cross, the artist’s niece and The Fine Art Society (Cat. 63a), 1997. A successful portraitist in his lifetime...

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Early 20th Century Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Continental 19th Century Drawing of Goats in Gilt Frame
Continental 19th Century Drawing of Goats in Gilt Frame

Continental 19th Century Drawing of Goats in Gilt Frame

Located in Sunshine, LA

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...

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Late 19th Century Other Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Figure Study
Figure Study

Figure Study

By Charles Haslewood Shannon

Located in London, GB

Red and black chalk on paper, with white highlights Initialed ‘CHS’ and dated (lower right) 27cm × 25cm (43cm × 39cm framed) Shannon studied at Lincoln School of Art and at Lambeth ...

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19th Century English School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Male Torso 1917
Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Male Torso 1917

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Male Torso 1917

Located in Woodbury, CT

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot Charcoal on paper (circa 1917) This finely executed charcoal drawing presents a sensitive academic study of a classical male torso, inspired by Greco-Roman ...

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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Female Head 1913
Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Female Head 1913

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot (1892-1983) Academic Study of Classical Female Head 1913

Located in Woodbury, CT

Dorothy Eardley Wilmot Charcoal on paper (circa 1913) This finely executed charcoal drawing presents a sensitive academic study of a classical female head, inspired by Greco-Roman...

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1910s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Double-Sided Drawing by Baldassare Franceschini, Called Il Volterrano
Double-Sided Drawing by Baldassare Franceschini, Called Il Volterrano

Double-Sided Drawing by Baldassare Franceschini, Called Il Volterrano

By Baldassare Franceschini

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Double-sided Drawing: Studies of a Man Holding a Horn Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, and study for an Ecce Homo Black chalk on buff paper 14 3/4″ high x 10 3/8″ wi...

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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Early 20th century artist study of a classical bust pencil on paper
Early 20th century artist study of a classical bust pencil on paper

Early 20th century artist study of a classical bust pencil on paper

Located in Allentown, PA

This pencil drawing is an artist study of a classical bust. The drawing is artist signed and dated 1914 in the lower right hand corner.

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Early 20th Century American Classical Roman Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Portrait Studies
Portrait Studies

Portrait Studies

By Edwin Longsden Long

Located in London, GB

Edwin Long 1829 - 1891 Portrait Studies Graphite on paper Image size: 4 x 8 inches (10 x 20.5 cm) Framed Edwin Longsden Long RA (1829-1891, British) was the son of an artist and bor...

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1850s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Graphite

Drawing, 18th Century French School, the Sedan Chair
Drawing, 18th Century French School, the Sedan Chair

Drawing, 18th Century French School, the Sedan Chair

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Bears collector's stamp (possibly the eye-form mark of Nathaniel Hone) and inscribed indistinctly (lr) Black ink and gray wash on paper One of the only known drawing by Chardin, in...

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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Graphite on Paper Two Artist Studies of Hands and Extended Foot
Graphite on Paper Two Artist Studies of Hands and Extended Foot

Graphite on Paper Two Artist Studies of Hands and Extended Foot

Located in San Francisco, CA

Graphite on paper: two artist studies of hands and extended foot; each ell-rendered artist's study depicting grasping hands and a foreshortened foot; very nicely detailed; unsigned; ...

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Early 1900s Unknown Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Vintage Male Portrait Studies in Graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s
Vintage Male Portrait Studies in Graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s

Vintage Male Portrait Studies in Graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage male portrait studies in graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s A fantastic collection of brilliantly realized male portraits by a mystery artist. The artwork is sign...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Study of landscape
Study of landscape

Study of landscape

Located in PARIS, FR

Augustin Hanicotte (1870 - 1957) Study of landscape Watercolor and black chalk Signed lower left 53,3 x 42,5 cm with frame

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Late 19th Century Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Chalk, Watercolor

Study of Ruth
Study of Ruth

Study of Ruth

By Lilian Westcott Hale

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Hale painted portraits, figure studies, still lifes, and landscapes; moreover, she also produced finished charcoal drawings which she often displayed alongside her paintings and cons...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink

Set of Two Studies in the Bauhaus Style Typography, Gouache from 1920s
Set of Two Studies in the Bauhaus Style Typography, Gouache from 1920s

Set of Two Studies in the Bauhaus Style Typography, Gouache from 1920s

Located in Vienna, Austria

Two decorative studies in typography, painted in gouache on paper with influences from the Bauhaus. The studies were made in the master class for graphic design in Pressburg. Both ...

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1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

French 1820s Pen and Ink Study in 1830s French Charles X Frame
French 1820s Pen and Ink Study in 1830s French Charles X Frame

French 1820s Pen and Ink Study in 1830s French Charles X Frame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gorgeous pen and ink study of the famous marble statue at the Vatican entitled "Gruppo del Laocoonte." Set in an 1830 Charles X frame with original bronze details, it depicts the Tro...

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19th Century French Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Ink, Pen, Pencil

"Floating Man, " Study for Ceiling Mural with Male Nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s
"Floating Man, " Study for Ceiling Mural with Male Nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s

"Floating Man, " Study for Ceiling Mural with Male Nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s

By Allyn Cox

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Floating Man," study for ceiling mural with male nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s This dramatic drawing, which demonstrates the artist's mastery of the human figure, was made by Allyn Cox a...

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Academic Nude Study
Academic Nude Study

Academic Nude Study

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Academic Nude Study by E. Rantz Charcoal on laid paper signed in charcoal Lalanne Watermark, c. 1880-1900 Image: 24 3/4 x 18 3/4"

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Early 1900s Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Charcoal

Academic Nude Study
Academic Nude Study

Academic Nude Study

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Turn of the century drawing signed E. Rantz on laid paper. Watermark: Lalanne Frame: 29 3/4 x 24 Image: 24 3/4 x 18 3/4"

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Early 20th Century Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Charcoal

Fine 19th Century French Orientalist Colored Pencil Study of a Lion in a Palm Ju
Fine 19th Century French Orientalist Colored Pencil Study of a Lion in a Palm Ju

Fine 19th Century French Orientalist Colored Pencil Study of a Lion in a Palm Ju

Located in Lincoln, GB

Fine 19th Century French Orientalist Colored Pencil Study of a Lion in a Palm Jungle This exceptional mid-to-late 19th-century original colored pencil drawing is a striking example o...

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19th Century French Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Pair of Neoclassical Nude Male Drawings Red Sanguine on Paper, Circa 1780
Pair of Neoclassical Nude Male Drawings Red Sanguine on Paper, Circa 1780

Pair of Neoclassical Nude Male Drawings Red Sanguine on Paper, Circa 1780

By Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Located in Milano, MI

Pair of Neoclassical period red sanguine on paper drawings of seated male nudes, two academical studies of nude men, Italian drawing works on paper after Procaccini, dating back to l...

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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

John Joseph Owens Model Nude Figural Study, Torso, 1909, Charcoal and Ink, Paper
John Joseph Owens Model Nude Figural Study, Torso, 1909, Charcoal and Ink, Paper

John Joseph Owens Model Nude Figural Study, Torso, 1909, Charcoal and Ink, Paper

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Owens, John Joseph (American/West Virginia 1887-1931), Model Portrait Study, signed and dated 1909, charcoal on laid paper and pen and ink, about 21 x 17 inches. Provenance: artist's...

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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Head Study, 1930
Head Study, 1930

Head Study, 1930

By John Sloan

Located in Missouri, MO

Head Study, 1930 John Sloan (1871-1951) Signed Lower Right 10.5" x 9" Unframed 19" x 16.5" Framed Born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, John Sloan became one of the major early 20th- ce...

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Early 20th Century Ashcan School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Conté

Female Nude Study
Female Nude Study

Female Nude Study

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Female Nude Study Graphite and crayon on wove paper, c. 1928 Signed with the Estate stamp "B" (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Edward Sommer (his so...

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1920s American Modern Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Crayon

After A Appiani, Watercolor Drawing, Mythological Scene, Late 18th/early 19th Ce
After A Appiani, Watercolor Drawing, Mythological Scene, Late 18th/early 19th Ce

After A Appiani, Watercolor Drawing, Mythological Scene, Late 18th/early 19th Ce

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

In 1776 he focused on fresco techniques and, shortly after, decided to study independently, drawing inspiration from the masterpieces of Antiquity and the Renaissance.

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Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Red Chalk Drawing of a Seated Woman by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

By Jean-Antoine Watteau

Located in Long Island City, NY

This charming drawing is a preliminary study for the larger drawing, Trois etudes de femme assise, coiffee d'une fontange, in the British Museum.

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Early 18th Century French Rococo Antique Study Drawing

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Paper

"Figure Studies" Attributed to William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
"Figure Studies" Attributed to William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)

"Figure Studies" Attributed to William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)

Located in Bristol, CT

Property from the Estate of Mary S.B. Braga Art Sz: 8"H x 5 7/8"W Frame Sz: 13"H x 10 3/4"W William Henry Pyne (1769 in London – 29 May 1843 in London) was an English writer, ill...

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18th Century Antique Study Drawing

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Watercolor

4 Nude Drawings After a Live Model by V. Geoffroy, Circa 1895
4 Nude Drawings After a Live Model by V. Geoffroy, Circa 1895

4 Nude Drawings After a Live Model by V. Geoffroy, Circa 1895

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

This type of exercise allowed future artists to study anatomy. Along with drawing from plaster casts of classical sculptures, drawing from life, after a live model, was a traditional...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper

Paul Sandby, R.A. Study of a Fashionable Lady
Paul Sandby, R.A. Study of a Fashionable Lady

Paul Sandby, R.A. Study of a Fashionable Lady

By Paul Sandby

Located in Bristol, CT

Art Sz: 5"H x 3"W Frame Sz: 9 3/4"H x 8" Paul Sandby RA (1731 – 7 November 1809) was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brothe...

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18th Century Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Watercolor

Study of a Life Guard
Study of a Life Guard

Study of a Life Guard

Located in Middletown, NY

A 19th century study of a mounted Life Guard; a member of the military unit charged with protecting high-ranking individuals, such as a monarch.

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Late 19th Century English School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Crayon, Handmade Paper

Study of Body Movement
Study of Body Movement

Study of Body Movement

By Max Rauh

Located in Houston, TX

Fluid charcoal sketch of study of human motion by artist Max Rauh (1888-1961), circa 1920. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...

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1920s Antique Study Drawing

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Charcoal

Italian Bolognese 17th C. Red Chalk Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man, circa 1680
Italian Bolognese 17th C. Red Chalk Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man, circa 1680

Italian Bolognese 17th C. Red Chalk Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man, circa 1680

Located in CH

Italian Bolognese School, Late 17th Century Study of a Kneeling Young Man Red chalk (sanguine) on paper, circa 1680 This expressive sanguine drawing depicts a kneeling young man, r...

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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Study Drawing

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Paper

Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)
Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)

Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)

By Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Located in PARIS, FR

The series of seven studies (including three double-sided ones) on drapery, male nudes, and Egyptian costumes to which our drawing belongs comes from an old sketchbook that has been ...

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1850s Academic Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Study of a Seated Woman and Two Smaller Studies of the Same
Study of a Seated Woman and Two Smaller Studies of the Same

Study of a Seated Woman and Two Smaller Studies of the Same

By Henirich Schwemminger

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study of a Seated Woman and Two Smaller Studies of the Same Unsigned Annotated: "Roma" (Rome) c. 1937=1842 Black chalk heightened with white chalk on buff wove paper Sheet size: 11 ...

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19th Century Academic Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Chalk

Untitled (Study of a Lawyer)

Untitled (Study of a Lawyer)

By Honoré Daumier

Located in Fairlawn, OH

A brief description of Daumier’s legal imagery is found in Ives, Stuffman and Sonnabend, Daumier Drawings, page 24 where the small studies are put in context to his working method.

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Charcoal

Seated Female Nude (two studies)
Seated Female Nude (two studies)

Seated Female Nude (two studies)

By Pierre Saint-Ange Poterlet

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Recling Female Nude Charcoal on tan paper Signed: Poterlet bottom center (see photo) Provenance: Alfred Barrion, Lugt 76 lower right recto (see photo) Eric G. Carlson, 1985 Very good...

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19th Century Romantic Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Charcoal

Study of an Indian Model
Study of an Indian Model

Study of an Indian Model

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study of an Indian Model Unsigned Pastel and chalk on blue paper, mounted to support Provenance: Estate of the artist (per Graham and Sons, agent for the estate) James Graham & Sons,...

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1920s Ashcan School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Study of a Man's Shoulder
Study of a Man's Shoulder

Study of a Man's Shoulder

By Glyn Philpot

Located in London, GB

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper, 19cm x 15cm, (32cm x 27cm framed). First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1904, Philpot was elected as an Academician in 19...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Collection of Girl Portrait Studies
Collection of Girl Portrait Studies

Collection of Girl Portrait Studies

By Emile Lejeune

Located in Houston, TX

Collection of girl portrait studies that are signed and dated by the artist. The papers are not framed. The dimensions are of the larger work, the smallest piece is H 10.63 in x W 8...

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1910s Naturalistic Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Graphite

Études de Personnages (Figure Studies)

Études de Personnages (Figure Studies)

By Marcel Gromaire

Located in Chicago, IL

Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: Studio stamp on the verso of this important, early work by Gromaire. Over the years there has been an ever-widening interest in the work o...

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1920s Expressionist Antique Study Drawing

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Paper, Ink

Egyptian Cloud Study, Swedish Watercolor Painting 1914
Egyptian Cloud Study, Swedish Watercolor Painting 1914

Egyptian Cloud Study, Swedish Watercolor Painting 1914

By Erik Tryggelin

Located in Stockholm, SE

There is no narrative and almost no drawing in the conventional sense. Everything depends upon colour, atmosphere and the movement of water across paper.

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1910s Romantic Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Watercolor

French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)

French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)

Located in London, GB

They are shown from front and back, in three-quarter profile and from high and low angles. And, while all the drawings reflect the same essential study of the nude model – his anatom...

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19th Century Old Masters Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Study of horse and ox bones
Study of horse and ox bones

Study of horse and ox bones

By Salvator Rosa

Located in Middletown, NY

The drawing is top-up, adhered facing the verso of the drawing.

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite

Beautiful Pre-Raphaelite study of autumnal woodland
Beautiful Pre-Raphaelite study of autumnal woodland

Beautiful Pre-Raphaelite study of autumnal woodland

By James Thomas Watts

Located in Harkstead, GB

This beautifully observed autumnal study shows the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites on the artist; the scene imbued with a stillness and air of reflective melancholia. James Thomas ...

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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Studies of arms in draped sleeves
Studies of arms in draped sleeves

Studies of arms in draped sleeves

Located in Middletown, NY

Charcoal and graphite on grayish laid paper, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (265 x 195 mm), the full sheet. Scattered light, minor and unobtrusive foxing, several non-archival cellophane tape...

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Mid-18th Century Italian School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite, Charcoal

Characterful study of the artist's cat
Characterful study of the artist's cat

Characterful study of the artist's cat

By Philip Wilson Steer

Located in Harkstead, GB

A really super image of a beautiful pussy cat by one of the keystones of the British Modern Art movement, Philip Wilson Steer. The relationship between artists and their pets has oft...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Study for Assumption of the Virgin

Study for Assumption of the Virgin

Located in Middletown, NY

Graphite on hand made, fibrous wove paper, finished with gray wash. Unevenly trimmed sheet edges, non-archival tape remnants at all four corners, recto, well outside of image area. ...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Handmade Paper, Graphite

A Pair of Framed Monkey Studies
A Pair of Framed Monkey Studies

A Pair of Framed Monkey Studies

By Alexander Oscar Levy

Located in Buffalo, NY

A pair of exquisite drawings by American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy.

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1920s Ashcan School Antique Study Drawing

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

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