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Deserted gardens perhaps
By Zoran Antonio Music
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1976 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 115 Publisher : Galerie Schmücking
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving

St. Jerome in the Desert
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum (Deventer active by 1551 - circa 1569 Haarlem) in the
Category

16th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th-Century Engraving, Ancient English Dresses
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 18th-century engraving from Thomas Bankes’ ‘New and Authentic System of Universal
Category

18th Century English School Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting, Desert Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
Léon-Dierx in 1964. Righetti's first engravings were still lifes and biblical scenes. He also engraved
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C.
By Louis Oscar Griffith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C. Etching & Aquatint, c. 1930 Signed by the
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Antique Map of the Arabian Desert by Cellarius, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Arabia Petraea et Deserta.' Arabian desert with present day Israel, Jordania
Category

Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique 1842 English Fullarton African Rhino Rhinoceros Engraving 28"
By Oliver Goldsmith (Irish)
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century circa 1842 colored engraving of a Rhinoceros - Plate VII from "A History of
Category

Antique 1840s Victorian Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Engraving Ottoman Empire Janizary of Arabia, 1818
Located in Langweer, NL
poverty of its soil, excepting the vicinity of the Euphrates, the country being a sandy desert. Felix, is
Category

Antique 1810s Prints

Materials

Paper

Chagall, Hagar in the Desert (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
the copperplate engravings that is only now completed. A magnificent effort of more than thirty years
Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Engraving of Majorinus, Bishop of Carthage of the Donatist Sect, 1701
Located in Langweer, NL
he arranged an edition containing the sermons of the desert father Macarius. Arnold was a skilled
Category

Antique Early 1700s Prints

Materials

Paper

Exit
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Exit
H 24 in W 34 in
Monuments - Highly Detailed Allegorical, Surreal Etching with Multiple Figures
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Monuments etching & engraving 21h x 31w in 53.34h x 78.74w cm A.P. DB0022 This etching is matted and framed
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Navajo Way
By Linda K Schinkel and Theodore M Schinkel
Located in Detroit, MI
Navajo Tribal Park, found in the red-sand desert on the border of Arizona and Utah within the Navajo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Bermuda: An Early 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Henricus Hondius
By Henricus Hondius
Located in Alamo, CA
: "These Islands of Bermudos, have evere beene accounted as an inchaunted pile of rocks, and a desert
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Early Western Scene Oil Painting Signed David Swing 1939
By A. David
Located in Los Angeles, CA
,California and was president of the Los Angeles Engraving Company until moving to Phoenix,Arizona in 1917
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pre-Columbian Etched Bronze Bowl with Llama Figures
Located in West Hollywood, CA
creates each copper piece by hand in his studio in the Atacama desert in Chile. In his workshop, located
Category

2010s Chilean Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Guadalmar
By Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
ocean and the desert of Morocco. Christian Bozon was born in Lons-le-Saunier, France in 1969. He was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Salvador Dali Signed 1974 “The Coach and the Fly” Drypoint Etching with Pochoir
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Indianapolis, IN
composition is one of twelve original engravings from the portfolio "Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine." The
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Jesus College, Cambridge lithograph by Julian Trevelyan
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
, where he read English. After moving to Paris, Trevelyan studied engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s
Category

Mid-20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Llama Caravan Oxidized Copper Vessel, Handmade and Etched with Animal Figures
Located in West Hollywood, CA
creates each copper piece by hand in his studio in the Atacama desert in Chile. In his workshop
Category

2010s Chilean Pre-Columbian Vases

Materials

Copper

Original 1882 Map of Arabia, Red Sea & Persian Gulf
Located in Langweer, NL
characterized by its meticulous detail and the fineness of its engravings, indicative of the high cartographic
Category

Antique 1880s Maps

Materials

Paper

Puco Textured Bronze Bowl Handmade in Chile
Located in West Hollywood, CA
artisan, who creates each copper piece by hand in his studio in the Atacama desert in Chile. In his
Category

2010s Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Chilean Oxidized Copper Ceremonial Platter with Etchings of Animals
Located in West Hollywood, CA
his studio in the Atacama desert in Chile. In his workshop, located at the end of the world, on the
Category

2010s Chilean Pre-Columbian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Copper

Ritual Mate Cup Handmade in Chile of Green Patina Oxidized Copper, Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
studio in the Atacama desert in Chile. In his workshop, located at the end of the world, on the Isla
Category

2010s Chilean Pre-Columbian Vases

Materials

Copper

Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900) A Fantastic scene by a lake, signed drawing
By Edouard-Jacques Dufeu
Located in Paris, FR
, published by Alfred Cadart and Luquet, also publishers of his series of engravings, Views of Egypt (1865) A
Category

1880s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

David Roberts' 19th Century Hand Colored Lithograph, "Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia"
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
portions of the surrounding desert. Men are securing the boat in the foreground for the night, taking down
Category

1840s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Begay Navajo Native American Pair of Sterling Silver Kachina Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
and hallmarks are shown. Wilford Begay is from the high desert area of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Born
Category

20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

The temptation of St Anthony. Oil on canvas. 17th c., after David Teniers II
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Madrid, ES
desert, becoming a subject frequently represented in art (as can be seen in this oil painting). He is
Category

Antique 17th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

Other

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative drawing
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
and print - using his father’s line engraving press - around fifteen woodcuts for a collection of
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative work on paper
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
and print - using his father’s line engraving press - around fifteen woodcuts for a collection of
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

"SUNSET ON THE OLD STAGE TRAIL" STAGECOACH SCENE. CALIFORNIA / ARIZONA VIBRANT
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
Morris, Marjorie Reed died in 1997, living in the desert near the Butterfield Stage Station in California
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
the desert near the Butterfield Stage Station in California. Exhibition venues included the Biltmore
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hand Colored Antique Map of the Department of Tarn Et Garonne, France
By Victor Levasseur
Located in Langweer, NL
, France. This map is centered around the city of Moissac, which is known for its fine desert grapes. This
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Unruly Muse - Allegorical Drawing of the Artist in The Studio with Models
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000 Four person exhibition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Aboriginal Painting of 'Embers of Spinifex Tradition' by Paddy Sims Japaljarri
Located in NICE, FR
steeped in spirituality in the central Australian desert. The painting comes from Warlukurlangu Art
Category

20th Century Australian Tribal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

California Coast Landscape Marine Painting, Watercolor Painting Rocks, Waves
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
short stint as an art teacher he studied wood engraving with Major J.M. Bagley. He quickly abandoned the
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Engraved Commemorative Surinam Plantation Glass, History of 18th Century Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid commemorating glass with a fine engraving of a plantation house and coffee shrubs with a
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Surinamer Glass

Materials

Glass

Black and white still life flower drawing of Mimosas by artist, Yvon Pissarro
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
- using his father’s line engraving press - around fifteen woodcuts for a collection of poems by James
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Polychrome carved wood Virgin and Child from the 15th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
textiles and the natural skin tone of the characters.   The dissemination of images through engraving and
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

King Solomon Worshipping The Idols, 17th Century FRANS FRANCKEN II (1581-1642)
By Frans Francken II
Located in Blackwater, GB
, judging by the engraving by Willem Hondius and Pieter de Jode. It is also likely that he was on familiar
Category

17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Julian Trevelyan: 'Islam' Modern British Art etching
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
moving to Paris, Trevelyan studied engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s school, working alongside
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Ex Aegypto Vocavi Filium Meum - Lithograph - 1964
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Virgin Mary and Joseph are in a desert surrounded by an abstract landscape. Prov. Private Collection
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Herminia and the Shepherds, a painting by Francesco de Mura (Napoli 1696 - 1782)
By Francesco de Mura
Located in PARIS, FR
sojourn, melancholically engraving the name of Trancredi on the trees of the forest that surrounds her
Category

1760s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
le desert D'Egypte par la Mer Rouge j'que au Pays de Canaan - Veertig jaarige reistogt der kinderen
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Julian Trevelyan: St Catharine's College, Cambridge University lithograph
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
moving to Paris, Trevelyan studied engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s school, working alongside
Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Rome, Palatine Hill - Original Etching and Dry-point by Cesare Biseo - 1898
Located in Roma, IT
engraving techniques, referring to the Roman views by Piranesi. He is remembered and appreciated thanks to
Category

1890s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Antique Map of Tarn and Garonne in France, 1854
By Victor Levasseur
Located in Langweer, NL
, France. This map is centered around the city of Moissac, which is known for its fine desert grapes. This
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro, 1983 - Pencil on Paper Drawing
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
took advantage of this period of freedom to produce and print - using his father’s line engraving press
Category

1980s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Julian Trevelyan: 'Spinnakers' sailing boats Modern British Art print
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
College, Cambridge, where he read English. After moving to Paris, Trevelyan studied engraving at Stanley
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

El Balcon, Courting Couple Mexican Modernist Oil Painting
By Eliana Menasse
Located in Surfside, FL
Cultural de Oaxaca, Museo del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexican Engraving Museum in Bulgaria, Colección
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inconscience by Yvon Pissarro - Contemporary work on paper
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
took advantage of this period of freedom to produce and print - using his father’s line engraving press
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Conté, Pastel, Pencil

Farmhands, Pencil on Paper Drawing by Yvon Pissarro, Signed
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
- using his father’s line engraving press - around fifteen woodcuts for a collection of poems by James
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro - Figurative drawing
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
print - using his father’s line engraving press - around fifteen woodcuts for a collection of poems by
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Evasion by Yvon Pissarro - Contemporary work on paper
By Yvon Pissarro
Located in London, GB
took advantage of this period of freedom to produce and print - using his father’s line engraving press
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Conté, Crayon, Pastel, Pencil

Straw Man
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

Straw Man
H 31 in W 40 in D 1 in
Julian Trevelyan Gravesend Etching Modern British Art London Print UK Thames
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s school he worked alongside artists such as Max Ernst, Joan Miro and
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Julian Trevelyan St. James's Park London Etching Modern British Art Print UK
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
an artist, studying engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s school he worked alongside artists such as
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antique Bird Print of the Kentish Plover by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Located in Langweer, NL
, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne
Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Sunset Along Front Range, Colorado, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
teacher he studied wood engraving with Major J.M. Bagley. He quickly abandoned the engraving for health
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Camel Form "Karawan" Silver-Plated Teapot by Mariage Freres Paris France
By Moore Brothers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
finely etched engravings.Dimensions: Height: 5.5 in Width: 10.5 in Depth: 5 in.This exquisite piece
Category

Late 20th Century French Islamic Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

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Desert Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of desert engravings available for sale. Finding the perfect contemporary, modern or Old Masters examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Desert engravings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by David Becker, Charles Partridge Adams, Julian Trevelyan, Yvon Pissarro and Salvador Dalí are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and etching.

How Much are Desert Engravings?

Prices for pieces in our collection of desert engravings start at $142 and top out at $61,416 with the average selling for $2,328.