Antique Study Drawing

WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE"). Drawing, Pencil, circa 1878. 5 x 8 1/2 inches (sheet).

Romney would have seen the relief of interlocking, dancing maidens and would also have known Guido Reni’s Aurora, the fresco on the ceiling of the Casino at Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospi...

Executed in 1908, this drawing is a preparatory study for Schiele’s seminal painting Danaë (1909) and depicts the artist’s sister, Melanie Schiele.

A wonderful study of Grecian vases at the Louvre. English School, early 20th century c1910. Watercolor and ink light wove paper, 9 1/4 x 6 inches (235 x 152 mm), the full sheet. In v...

Signed pastel on grey paper circa 1860 by French impressionist artist Eugene Boudin. The piece is a study of clouds in a blue sky. Signature: Signed with the cachet of the artist's ...

An original 19th-century botanical study from 'Köhler's Medicinal Plants', a German herbal published in the later half of the century. Unsigned. Inscribed to the lower margin. Well p...

An original 19th-century botanical study from 'Köhler's Medicinal Plants', a German herbal published in the later half of the century. Unsigned. Inscribed to the lower margin. Well p...

Study for a Scenography is an originial artwork realized by an artist of the early 20th century. Ink and tempera. Good condition. Not signed.

Graphite on paper Image size: 13 3/4 x 26 inches (35 x 66 cm) This is most likely to be a drawing from an Academy student, executed as part of their academic training. The academic ...

Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint Artist: Enrico Reffo (1831-1917) Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on colored paper Dimensions: [To be specified] Date: Late 19th - Early 20...

The painting that this drawing is related to, is illustrated in Lee & Krause, William McGregor Paxton, 1869-1941, Plate 32, text on page 132.

An accomplished 19th-century watercolour still life depicting pears, plums, grapes and gourds amongst other fruits. The work is unsigned. Beautifully presented in a wash line mount w...

Italian School, 16th Century Studies of Figures Pen and ink on paper, 23 × 24 cm Unsigned A finely executed sheet presenting vigorous figure studies, drawn with assured pen strok...

Stella, Joseph. STUDY OF A MAN WITH A HAT AND OVERCOAT. Blue, red and black crayon on tan wove paper, c. 1920. 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 173 x 120 mm. Signed in pencil. Provenance: The P...

Both analytical and expressive, the drawing captures the vitality of the figures while revealing the disciplined study behind their construction.

The sheet could have been created in the wake of Arthur Kampf's appointment in 1899 as head of the studio for history painting at the Berlin Art Academy. The drawing style, which onl...

Pencil study portrait drawing of a child painting at an easel by French artist Charles-Jean Agard.

Red chalk on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (182 x 236 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and two small nicks in the top sheet edge. Some modern no...

Eduard VEITH (Neutitschein, 1858 – Vienna, 1925) Two Studies of Female Half-Nudes, c. 1900 On the recto, cursive stamp “Eduard Veith” and stamp “NACHLASS / E.

à S K de Meung sur Beuvron les 28, 29 et 30 juillet 1929" (Pen drawing by Detaille Edouard. Sale made by his universal legatee Maitre L.

Two drawings, one on the far left of the sheet and the other on the back, may be early thoughts modified in the final frescoes, while two of the three feet are much more advanced stu...

A fine watercolour study of a passenger steamer leaving the Bay of Naples. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.

About this work: Before he became the celebrated chronicler of Montmartre’s nightlife, Lautrec was surrounded by a different kind of spectacle. At his family’s estates, the young art...

This is probably a piece of paper torn from a sketchbook. Overall, the drawing is very interesting, pleasant to the eye, fresh in the content, realized by a masterful hand in drawing.

The different characters and action provide no basis for calling this drawing a preparatory study for the painting.

Made by hand from cotton fibres, it retains along its upper edge a small overlap of fibres formed during the papermaking process, providing a tangible record of the techniques employ...

The drawing comes from a group of sheets preserved in the Florentine area, including anatomical studies, notes and architectural drawings, connected to an old Florentine family close...

Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...

A Medici-era study of decorative carousels from an equestrian pageant. c1700. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 3 x 8 inches (76 x 230 mm), the full sheet. In good condition wi...

Ernest Procter Wonderful classical drawing of a young boys head study Ernest Procter ARA was an English designer, illustrator and painter, and husband of the famous British artist ...

Otto Münch (German-American, 1885-1965) Design for Teacups, c. 1920 Watercolor on paper 9 1/8 in. diameter Frame: 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. Provenance: Chamberlin Gallery, New York ...

Graphite on paper Image size: 5 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (14 x 52 cm) Framed This sketch is a portrait of Thomas Gotch is by his lifelong friend and confidante, Jane Ross, whom he met at...

Kees van Dongen Pencil Study of a Cloudy Landscape Signed lower left Graphite on sketchbook paper 4 x 6 3/4 inches Provenance Collection of William A. Glaser Kees van Dongen (born...

A Grand Tour study of decorative objects at the Louvre. c1910. Graphite on light wove paper, 9 1/4 x 6 inches (235 x 152 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition. The object appe...

The sheet comes from folders of drawings preserved in an old Tuscan property, bringing together studies and exercises produced by several generations between the 18th century and the...

A Large, Striking, 1920s Studio Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).

A Large, Striking, 1920s Studio Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).

A Large, Striking, 1920s Studio Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).

A Large, Striking, 1920s Studio Figure Study of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).

A Large, Striking, 1920s Studio Figure Study of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).

An exceptional sepia toned pastel figure drawing by Adams, exemplifying his adept skill and practiced use of line.

This artwork is part of a collection of approximately twenty preparatory drawings, figure studies, and sketches on wooden panels by Enrico Reffo (1831-1917), a renowned Italian paint...

The ensemble includes anatomical studies, life drawings, studies after plaster casts, and compositions of sacred or mythological subjects.

The elegant, linear handling and compositional structure relate closely to the fresco cycle by Bernardino Lanino (c. 1512–1582) in the church of Santa Caterina in Milan. While the d...

Christopher Brown, Van Dyck Drawings, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1991, Cat.

Italian School, 17th century Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony Red chalk on paper 247 x 185 mm Unsigned Provenance Private collection, Paris Collection of Count Alessandro Mag...

The exceptionally large format, is characteristic of an ambitious academic figure study rather than a small preparatory drawing. The work is consistent with the traditional teaching ...

The artist’s controlled shading and sensitive linework give the study a remarkable sense of depth and realism. This impressive drawing is ideal for collectors of academic figure stud...

Studies of Figures is an original china ink drawing on ivory cardboard by Anonymous Artist of the Early 20th Century.

Study for Caryatid is an original pencil and white lead drawing on ivory paper, realized by Charles Walch (1896-1948).

Circle of Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741–1825) Study of a Female Nude Black chalk with red chalk highlights on laid paper, 36.9 x 23.8 cm Watermark: James Whatman, 1794 Provenance: ...

Graphite on paper, monogrammed lower left Image size: 6 x 6 1/2 inches (15.25 x 16.5 cm) Contemporary style handmade gilt frame Henry Perronet Briggs Henry Perronet Briggs RA wa...

'Standing Nude Study', pastel on art paper, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930). There is something very pure in the naked human body, but for some that purity can veer towards pruriency. ...

Studies of Figures is an original drawing in pencil and china ink on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937), in 1915.

Executed in 1917, during the final years of the First World War, Max Pechstein’s ‘Studio von drei Figuren’ reflects the artist’s movement toward a more introspective form of Expressi...

Satyr Mask, Academic Study after an Antique Model and Michelangelo’s Lost Work, 49 × 32.5 cm Mid-19th century Pencil on paper Academic study of a satyr’s head, based on an antique m...

Such paper was commonly used for large-format studies in academic practice. The drawing comes from one of two folders of works found in an old Tuscan property, containing exercises ...

It records the sheet’s correct artistic family — Bolognese, Carraccesque, rooted in the practice of life drawing — but not, in my view, its precise hand. The broader handling, the de...

Sims exhibited widely during his lifetime, sending a total of 116 works at the Royal Academy alone, however, he never recovered for the loss of his son in the First World War and too...

I love how Woodward has picked out the woman's hair knot for closer study. Unsigned, but came as part of a portfolio of similar Woodward drawings (some signed) and is DEFINITELY by h...