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Elephant
By Irmgard von Reppert
Located in Houston, TX
Vivid drawing of elephant with orange and green background by artist Irmgard von Reppert, circa
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1960s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sophie Harden Duel Sketch, Original Charcoal Painting of Elephants, Affordable
By Sophie Harden
Located in Deddington, GB
indication of how a piece may look. Duel Sketch is an original drawing of elephants by Sophie Harden. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

1970s Indian Paper Drawing of an Elephant
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Indian paper drawing of an elephant, part of a large private collection.
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Late 20th Century Indian Drawings

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Paper

1970s Indian Paper Drawing of an Elephant
1970s Indian Paper Drawing of an Elephant
H 8.27 in W 12.21 in D 0.08 in
Elephant Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
By G. Righetti
Located in New York, NY
Elephant drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919. Original vintage Italian pencil drawings/sketches of an
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Vintage 1910s Italian Drawings

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Paper

Elephant Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
Elephant Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
H 24.5 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
1970s Indian Paper Drawing of Man Riding an Elephant
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Indian paper drawing of a man riding an elephant, part of a large private collection.
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Late 20th Century Indian Drawings

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Paper

Ramesh Shames, Indian Pair of Elephant and Camel Paper Drawings, 1970s
Located in Marbella, ES
Ramesh Shames, Indian pair of colourful elephant and camel paper drawings, circa 1970. They are
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Late 20th Century Indian Drawings

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Paper

Elephant Duo - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY Elephant Duo Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of
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2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Porcelain Elephant - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain Elephant is an original drawing realized by Unknown Artist in early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

German expressionist drawing of a Bull Elephant by Carl Hofer
By Carl Hofer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Carl Hofer (German, 1875 – 1955) Elefantenbulle (Bull elephant) Pencil on paper Signed with
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20th Century Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Elephant - Charoal Drawing by J.-R. Delpech - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Elephant is an original drawing in charcoalon paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Two Elephants, " Ink Drawing on Paper initialed by Miguel Castro Lenero
By Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Elephants" by Latin American artist Miguel-Castro Lenero is an ink drawing on handmade Amate
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1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

India, Elephant: Detailed Drawing with Unique Stamp and Blue Colored Pencil
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
modern, intricately drawn color pencil drawing was made by American artist, Andrea Moreau, in 2012. The
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil

Ocelot Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
By G. Righetti
Located in New York, NY
Ocelot drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919. Vintage Italian pencil drawings/sketches of an ocelot in
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Vintage 1910s Italian Drawings

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Paper

Ocelot Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
Ocelot Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
H 24.5 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
Boar Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
By G. Righetti
Located in New York, NY
Boar drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919. Original vintage Italian pencil drawings/sketches of a boar in
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Vintage 1910s Italian Drawings

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Paper

Boar Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
Boar Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
H 24.5 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
French Orientalist Art, Old Master Drawing Elephants, Hunt and Soldiers, Nature
Located in Greven, DE
Battlescene with Elephants. inscribed "1712?"
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper

White Cassoary Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
By G. Righetti
Located in New York, NY
White cassoary drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919. Original vintage Italian pencil drawings/sketches of
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Vintage 1910s Italian Drawings

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Paper

Black Cassoary Drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919
By G. Righetti
Located in New York, NY
Black cassoary drawing, Guido Righetti, 1919. Original vintage Italian pencil drawings/sketches of
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Vintage 1910s Italian Drawings

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Paper

"The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione" by André Legrand-Chabrier
By André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Le Dresseur et l'Eléphant du Cirque Bouglione (The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione) is a w
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20th Century French Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Savanna 2 (Elephant)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
animal, wild animals, elephant, savanna, ink, painting, watercolor, watercolor paper, japanese ink
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Rag Paper

Anteater and Elephant
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
This is an framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on
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2010s Photorealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Elephant With Cup
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Transformation. The Life of Elephants
Located in Paris, IDF
see crashed porcelains patterns, crumpling drawings, tearing existing images, cutting off many layers
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

'Elephant' Pastel on Cream Wove Paper
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
collection of drawings, watercolors and prints from the 1920's to the 1990's. Her style ranges from early
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1950s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Watercolor of Atlantic City Beach with Lucy the Elephant By E.D. Lewis
By Edmund Darch Lewis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835–1910) Atlantic City Beach Scene with Elephant, 1884 Watercolor
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1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Watercolor

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen - 15-03-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Rotterdam. Elephants So there I was, still admiring the spot and contemplating a graphite pencil drawing
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen – 15-03-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Pap
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
made a drawing of Rotterdam. Elephants So there I was, still admiring the spot and contemplating a
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Monkey See, Monkey Do - 05-09-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
often takes over and my drawing techniques try to keep up with whatever fantasies may come. So don't
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Monkey See, Monkey Do – 05-09-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
often takes over and my drawing techniques try to keep up with whatever fantasies may come. So don’t
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Yield and Overcome (Landscape Drawing of Forest in Archival Blue Ballpoint Pen)
By Linda Newman Boughton
Located in Hudson, NY
dimensions: 58.5 x 46.5 inches Landscape drawing of trees in ballpoint pen on Arches paper, framed in custom
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Giraffe's Eye, Kenya, Elephant, Painting, Photography, Mixed Media
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
, Photography painted with Drawing Ink, Gold Pigments. The text is a poem of the beauty and grace of a Giraffe's
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Animal - 21st Century, Collage, Contemporary Art, Funny, Elephant
By Raluca Arnăutu
Located in Berlin, DE
Animal, 2019 collage on paper 11 13/16 H x 15 3/4 W in. 30 H x 40 W cm The artist’s collages describe a series of characters composed of different materials – cardboards, textiles, ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Jim Dunbar PRSW, RWS (b.1949) - Contemporary Watercolour, Elephant Rocks
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful study of the Scottish coast by artist Jim Dunbar. Here he's captured Elephant Rocks on
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Dream a Little Dream (Detailed Blue Ball-Point Drawing of a Forest Landscape)
By Linda Newman Boughton
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic blue ball-point drawing of a lush country forest landscape "Dream a Little Dream
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Requiem, colorful female w figure elephants memorial prayer text collage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
RINY artists Audrey Anastasi and C.Dimitri collaborated to create contemporary collage works. Born of the Covid pandemic, the team started working remotely, mailing artwork to each ...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Indian Ink Wash of a Pair of Owls, Signed by Laszlo Tibay, 2012
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
stylized animal sculptures, he also paint delicate ink washes. Cats, elephants and owls are his favourite
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Drawings

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Paper

Mod Surrealist 1970's Drawing Watercolor Painting Jungle Fantasy, Unicorn, Lion
Located in Surfside, FL
, alligators, snakes, turtles, storks, unicorn and maiden in a tepee, lions and elephants. Laurence L. Donovan
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1970s Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Two Studies of Henriette (Head of the artist's wife & The Artist's wife writing
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
would draw animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies
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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Spoonbill
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
belies. A review of her in-progress pieces reveal hints of skeleton, almost as if she is drawing her
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Chimp with Castles
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
belies. A review of her in-progress pieces reveal hints of skeleton, almost as if she is drawing her
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Serengeti Surprise, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Daniel Clarke
Located in Yardley, PA
, I'd smash the door, and trample all around, If I was an elephant, I'd tear the circus down
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Pain...

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Watercolor

Welsh Hounds from the Packs of Lieutenant Buckley & the Honourable H.C. Wynn.
By Arthur Wardle
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
the spot studies of exotic animals and birds from overseas, such as elephants, leopards, polar bears
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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Kabuki Theatre: Zo-Hiki (Drawing the Elephant)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Kabuki Theatre Meji 33 (ca1900) Woodblock Original Hand-Color. Woodblock printing flowered in the Edo Period, mid to late 19th century, and is still considered an art form of gre...
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Early 1900s Academic Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
propose to link this drawing to the work of Alessandro Mauro, an artist who specialized in this type of
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Located in New York, NY
and a dozen drawings. BIO White was a top Broadway and Hollywood costume designer. The artist created
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1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

"Blooming Jaguar", watercolor & pencil illustration on watercolor paper
By Oliver Flores
Located in Dallas, TX
"Blooming Jaguar" by Oliver Flores is a whimsical watercolor and charcoal drawing of a beautiful
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Archival Paper

20th Century Gouache - Royal Procession
Located in Corsham, GB
figures of royalty carried in howdah on the back of elephants. The image is filled with delicate patterns
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Trinity College, Oxford watercolour by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
III to paint in watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London
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20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
would draw animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies
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20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 17.63 in W 16.25 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies of old master
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1920s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Untitled
Untitled
H 17.63 in W 15.13 in
Kenneth Rowntree: 'Abstract Australian Landscape' watercolour Modern British Art
By Kenneth Rowntree
Located in London, GB
advertisement at the store. After the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford he studied at the Slade School, meeting
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Candies Man
Located in BARCELONA, ES
of personnages with the filmmaker David Lynch : the main characters of "The elephant Man" and
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Candies Man
Candies Man
H 6.7 in Dm 51.19 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
would draw animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.13 in W 8.88 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
paintings is complemented by a prolific number of drawings that span his career of 50 years. Some of the
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 11 in W 8.88 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
would draw animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.13 in W 8.88 in
War Ship Painting Ink by David Hawker '80
Located in FR
David Hawker War Ship Ink drawing on paper Good vintage condition with minor signs of age David
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1980s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Hugh Casson: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge watercolour 1985
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978 redevelopment of Bristol Docks, the Raised Faculty Building for The
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20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The King's Camelopard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
her. Also, many drawings and engravings, even coins with her depiction have survived. Clara died in
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1820s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

The King's Camelopard
The King's Camelopard
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H 14.49 in W 10.99 in D 0.04 in
Hugh Casson: Oriel College, Oxford watercolour
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978
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20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Torre Annunziata, Italy - Mid Century Marine Seascape with Portrait
By Giovanni Gallo
Located in Soquel, CA
pencil at the bottom. The piece also bears an embossed stamp with an elephant logo and the initials "A. B
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Landscape with buildings and trees
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
would draw animals. Drawings done in 1916 and 1917 of elephants, snakes and antelope, as well as copies
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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An assortment of drawings of elephants is available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of contemporary, modern or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 58 contemporary, 40 modern, 26 street art, 16 abstract and 7 Impressionist examples available. 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. If you’re looking to add drawings of elephants that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, brown, gold and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Damon Johnson, John James Audubon, (after) Alexander Calder, Randal Ford and Adonna Khare are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, paint and ink.

How Much are Drawings Of Elephants?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — drawings of elephants in our inventory begin at $65 and can go as high as $1,425,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,282.
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