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1950's French Signed Sanguine Chalk Head Shoulders Portrait of Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Man French School, signed and dated 1957 sanguine chalk/ pastel on
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Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Chalk

Italian 18th Century Chalk/ Cast Stone Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful chalk/ cast stone angel head. Italy circa 1750 Weathered, small losses. Measurements
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Italian 18th Century Chalk/ Cast Stone Angel Head
Italian 18th Century Chalk/ Cast Stone Angel Head
$586 Sale Price
43% Off
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in
“Portrait of a Head”
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th century mixed media portrait of the head of an old man, perhaps the biblical figure Moses
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1780s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

“Portrait of a Head”
“Portrait of a Head”
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
Portrait of a Man’s Head
By William Etty
Located in London, GB
Charcoal and white chalk highlight on paper Label of J.M Maas Gallery (verso) 36cm × 28cm (54cm
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19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Portrait of a Man’s Head
Portrait of a Man’s Head
$3,414
H 21.26 in W 16.93 in
Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
Giovanni Battista Vanni (1599-1660), c. 1629 Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards
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1620s Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Sketch of a head - Carved in stone -
Located in Berlin, DE
Emil Faesch (1865 Basel - 1915 Basel). Sketch of a head. Charcoal on painting cardboard, 60 x 47.5
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1880s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Margaret McClean - 1881 Sanguine, Study of a Head
Located in Corsham, GB
A sanguine conte study of a head. Presented in a wash line mount and a distressed gilt-effect
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, Wearing an Officer's Jacket
By Adolf von Menzel
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Circle of Adolph von Menzel (Berlin or Munich, circa 1890) Head of a Bearded Man in Profile
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Ram's Head Contemporary Plaster Sculpture with Green Patina Ancient Rome Style
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary plaster sculpture of a ram’s head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Plaster, Lacquer, Paint, Chalk

Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, late 16th century Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms Red chalk on laid
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16th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile
By Carlo Maratta (Ancona 1625 - Rome 1713)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile Red chalk on paper 43.4 x 26.6 cm Unsigned Provenance
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Napoleon at the Head of His Grande Armée, His Generals and the Prussian Hussars
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pencil, chalk and watercolour depiction of Napoleon at the head of his generals by French artist
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Crayon, Cardboard, Pencil, Watercolor

Victoria Harrison, Beachy Head, Affordable Art, Contemporary Art, Seascape Art
By Victoria Harrison
Located in Deddington, GB
Sold Unframed This art work is inspired by the dramatic and beautiful Beachy Head – a chalk headland
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Miriam Haskell Glass Sea Shell Earrings
By Miriam Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell summer earrings of chalk white and frosted clear glass, suspended from a chalk white
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Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Gilt Metal

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Alex Head Turned
By Edward Schmidt
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
Edward Schmidt is an artist firmly rooted in the academic Beaux-Arts tradition. He was born in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1946, and earned his Bachelor of Art’s degree from Pratt institut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto
By Jacob De Wit
Located in Gouda, NL
Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695 – 1754 Amsterdam) A Head of a Putto Black, white, blue and red chalk
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Oscar (Sitting, Head on Chair), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
By Howard Tangye
Located in London, GB
at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Womenswear. There
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...

Angels Heads: Love is in the Air
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in New York, NY
used a red chalk drawing of four cherubic heads by the Italian artist Carlo Maratta (1625-1713), whose
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1840s Romantic Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th century Portrait of Playwright William Congreve in a Blue Velvet Jacket.
Located in London/Yorkshire, GB
double chin. His appearance here relates to a white chalk and charcoal head study by Kneller that
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing, painting representing a child's head, black pencil and red chalk drawing. Painting
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

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Wood, Paper

French 18th Century Chalk/ Stucco Mascaron / Head Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered chalk/stucco ornament. France circa 1750-1800. Weathered. Measurement
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Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head of a Woman" Red Chalk Drawing 1728-1781 Signed
Located in Toledo, OH
Ubaldo Gandolfi "Head Of A Woman" red chalk drawing. 1728- 1781. Signed. Original gallery label on
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Antique 18th Century European Gothic Revival Drawings

Materials

Paper

Niccola Santirelli Delegro - French School 1815 Sanguine, Classical Head Study
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine early 19th century study of a classical bust. The artist has wonderfully captured the subject with crosshatched lines and a delicate but precise handling of the medium. T...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Academic Cast Depicting Furietti Centaur Head, Italy 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base and a column of red marble from Verona is set the lava and chalk
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Antique 1890s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Woman in a hat with arm upraised
By Henri Edmond Cross
Located in Fairlawn, OH
painting entitled The Flowered Column, 1901, Private Collection Verso: slight chalk study of the head of
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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Fine Antique Female Portrait Drawing Sanguine Chalk Head Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, early 19th century Head Portrait red chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Chalk, Pastel

Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Figure to the Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait Italian School, 19th century sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting: 23
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Chalk

Antique Chalk Bust of “Cleopatra” with Head Band and Asp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning and elegant antique French Art Nouveau polychrome plaster bust sculpture of the famous Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, with amazing sculpture details and colors, she is wearing ...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Plaster, Paint

19th century English chalk drawing on paper of a Lions head
By William Huggins
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Huggins was born in Liverpool, England on the 13th of May, 1820. His parents were Samuel and Elisabeth Huggins. He took his first drawing lessons from the Liverpool Mechanics...
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1840s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

1800's Italian Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Head Portrait Fiery Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait Italian School, early 1800's by sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting
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Early 19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso)
By William Sommer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Man (recto) Sketch of a Man's Head (verso) Ink and black conte crayon, c. 1920 Signed
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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

19thC Head Portrait Young Lady Flowing Hair, Realist Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait French School, 19th century chalk, charcoal and pencil on paper unframed 17 x 11
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Academic Drawing. Study for a Male Head. 19th century. Italian School.
Located in Firenze, IT
Academic study of the male head, who with his gaze full of emotion and tense towards the figure of
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, ABS

American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York
Located in Haarlem, NL
Rare and original 19th century American phrenological chalk-ware or stucco head/bust, with sections
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stucco

Oil Paintings, Portraits Circle of Peter Lely (1618 – 1680) Pair.
By (follower of) Peter Lely
Located in Uppingham, GB
of numbered postures, he would paint the head from life, chalk in the pose, and lay in the colors
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Chalk Drawing of a Female Head
Located in New Orleans, LA
Academy type drawing of a female with turned head. On paper that appears to be from the 18th or
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Antique 19th Century Drawings

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
; according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads of chalk, inscribed with mystic
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Antique 1850s Central American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads of chalk, inscribed with mystic numbers, disfigured every mantelpiece
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plaster

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
homes in particular; according to an article in the Boston Christian Examiner in 1834, "Heads of chalk
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
applied to the head listing the mental faculties, and coated with applied lacquer., the reverse is stamped
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

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$47,372
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Chalk Head For Sale on 1stDibs

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How Much is a Chalk Head?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a chalk head in our inventory may begin at $85 and can go as high as $619,491, while the average can fetch as much as $3,402.