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Drawings For Sale
French Vintage Framed Charcoal Study of a Young Male
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage 20th century charcoal and chalk drawing of a crouched nude male figure in prayer. Beautiful in its monochromatic palette, the work highlights the youthful muscularity,...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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.
This little gem comes from Brooke A...
Category
Early 18th Century French Rococo Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII
Gouache and ink on paper, 7.5" x 9.5" (sight), silver lacquered frame 11" x 9", circa late 1940s
This vibrant fashion illustration represents Josephine Baker, the American-born dancer, singer, and actress whose international fame made her one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century. Although often associated with her Parisian rise during the 1920s Jazz Age, Baker continued to embody glamour and modernity well into the 1940s and beyond, performing throughout wartime Europe, assisting the French Resistance, and reinventing her stage image for postwar audiences.
The sketch, executed by Wayne Benter Jung (1919–2003), reflects this later phase of Baker’s career. Jung, a Wisconsin-born artist who studied at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and served in WWII, turned to fashion and theatrical design during his early postwar years. His work often balanced fine art, interior decoration, and fashion, situating him within the larger mid-century American dialogue between commercial design and artistic practice.
Fashion Analysis
The gown depicted here is emblematic of late 1940s fashion sensibilities:
Silhouette: The tightly belted waist and elongated column form anticipate the couture revolution inaugurated by Christian Dior’s New Look...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper, Lacquer
Surrealist Drawing in Black Charcoal by Jordi Samsó – Signed & Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
A captivating surrealist still life drawing by artist Jordi Samsó, executed in rich black charcoal on paper. Created circa 1990, this piece showcases a dreamlike composition where or...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) Drawing, Officer Of The Grenadiers Imperial Guard
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) Drawing, Officer Of The Foot Grenadiers Of The Imperial Guard"
Edouard DETAILLE (1848-1912)
Officer of the foot grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
Pencil,...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
New England Memorial Mourning Watercolor, c.1830
Located in Savannah, GA
A memorial mourning watercolor on paper, New England, circa 1840.
sight: 16 ½ by 10 inches
frame: 20 ¾ by 14 ¼ inches
Category
1830s American Primitive Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Charcoal Nude Drawing by Sharon Boysal
Located in Ross, CA
Original charcoal drawing of nude woman by American artist Sharon Boysal (1939 - 1922). The drawing is signed, matted and framed.
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Crayon
Lithograph "Abruzzo" by Michele Cascella 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Lithograph titled "Abruzzo" by Michele Cascella, created in the 1960s.
Ø cm 38 h cm 29 including frame
Michele Cascella (Ortona, September 7, 1892 - Milan, August 31, 1989) was an ...
Category
1960s Italian Expressionist Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Honore Daumier, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings Watercolors and Drawings
Located in valatie, NY
Honore Daumier. Catalogue Raisonné of the paintings watercolors and drawings. Published by New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1968. 1st Limited E...
Category
1960s American Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Interior Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Spain, 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Colonial Indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, Project for a home decoration. Cabinet maker archives stamp top Lef: 'J. Anguera. Ca...
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1930s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Drawings
Materials
Other
Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nude Study in Pencil, Europe, 1940s.
Beautiful and well drawn study with a male nude kneeling. Wonderful atmosphere and very elegant. At the underside of the paper there are also a few other drawings of...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Midcentury Fashion Illustrations in the Style of Vogue, c. 1940s–50s
By René Gruau
Located in Morristown, NJ
A glamorous set of four original midcentury fashion illustrations, exquisitely rendered in ink, watercolor, wash, and gouache on board. Likely intended for editorial or haute couture...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pastel portrait of a gentleman 1810-1830
Located in Mobile, AL
Attractive antique pastel portrait of a gentleman. He can be an instant ancestor! 1810-1830 and in a period, likely original frame. Frame is...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Drawing by Javier Calleja (1971), Haden
Located in Berlin, DE
Javier Calleja (1971)
Untitled (Haden)
2017
Pencil and colored pencil on paper, signed, dated, and titled (under mat)
11.9 x 8.2 in / 30 x 21 cm
Framed in oak
In impeccable condition...
Category
2010s European Drawings
Materials
Paper
Myrna Nobile Nude Art Paper Drawing #1 Signed 3/5/65 San Diego CA
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Myrna Nobile signed art San Diego Ca artist
Female Nude drawing on paper 3/5/65
17.5 x 24
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
Refer to images provided.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Edgar Degas Loges d'Actrices Modern Figurative Etching on Paper 1879-80 Framed
By Edgar Degas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern figurative etching on wove paper titled "Loges d'Actrices (Adhémar 31; Delteil 28)" by Edgar Degas. 1879-80, the final (cancelled) state. A lovely composition of women in th...
Category
1870s French Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Oil on Canvas French Signed and Dated Landscape Painting, 1899
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large French painting dated 1899. Oil painting on canvas, first canvas, depicting a view of a country village with characters and animals of good...
Category
1890s French Antique Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Set of 6 Abstract Pencil on Paper Shaded Line Drawings
Located in Rümmingen, BW
The posters and prints may display signs of aging, such as paper discoloration, tears, folds, and other imperfections.
These pieces were part of an art collection owned by a German ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Paolo Soleri Original Drawing
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paolo Soleri drawing originally done in the late 70's to raise money for an Arcosanti Endowment Fund. Initiated to raise money for a Construction project. Prints are still availa...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Wanted This Men", Ink Drawing in Protest of War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly drawn to protest the induction and destruction of young men in the name of war, this ink sketch depicts three inductees in the British army, surrounded by uniformed officers ...
Category
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair.
In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Ita...
Category
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$7,000 Sale Price / set
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Leonard Maurer Tempera Painting of Woman, 1955
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful tempera on board by Leonard Maurer (1912-1976), painted in 1955. Portrait of a woman, exaggerated, with great depth and expressive character. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paint
Early 20th Century Pastel of an Ocean View Seascape
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Intriguing painting of a sea view. Wonderful approach to water and sky. It is a gouache on paper, framed in a wooden gilded frame behind glass. Atm...
Category
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Drawings
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissioned to paint at the US Capitol...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
1955 Hand-drawn Greeting Card by Gio Ponti to his wife, Giulia, SIGNED
By Gio Ponti
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This exceptional Greeting Card was hand drawn by Gio Ponti for 'Natale' (Christmas) 1955. The card says, Giulia (his wife's name), Natale 1955, Auguri, Gio. An exceptional collector'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Drawings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th century charcoal on paper, study of a bust
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century Charcoal on paper study of a bust. This artist study has been beautifully executed in black charcoal on India paper. This artist study is of a classical...
Category
1930s American Greco Roman Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
1980s American School Style Interior Scene of a Sitting Room Watercolor Painting
Located in Morristown, NJ
American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81" lower right. A charming, colorful and detailed representation of a beautiful room-scape. It makes me want to grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire.
The framing is by The House of Heydenryk...
Category
1980s American American Classical Vintage Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Baron Rais d'Eisenberg, Hand-Colored Equestrian Engraving c. 1747, "Le Brillant"
By Eisenberg
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th century German, a hand-colored engraving of a dressage horse and rider from Description du Manège Moderne by Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron Rais d' Eisenberg (German, ca. 1700-ca. 1770). Engraved by Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733). Titled "Le Brillant", this dressage engraving is plate XXXIII. There is a gallery label verso. The print is matted and framed under UF-3 plexiglass, which offers the maximum amount of UV protection (approx. 97%).
This print was originally part of an illustrated book Baron d'Eisenberg made describing the art of the cavaliers and depicting the different breeds of horses- The full title of the book is L'Art de Monter a Cheval: ou Description du Manége Moderne, Dans sa Perfection, published in Leipzig: Arkstée et Merkus, 1747). A set of 7 framed engravings from the same book sold at Sotheby's for $9,500 (plus tax and buyers premium).
Reference:
The author, a German horseman and artist, spent some of his youth at the manège of Saxe-Weimar before entering into the service of the Emperor. He then spent six years in Naples as the Master of Horse of the Viceroy before returning to Vienna where he studied under M. de Regenthal, the imperial Master of Horse. He participated in the coronation of the Emperor Charles V at Frankfurt in 1711, then spent some time in England, but was back in Germany before 1753. He probably died in Tuscany where he was Director and Master of the Horse at the Academy in Pisa. Brunet II, 957; Mennessier de la Lance I, p. 438.
The Baron wrote several important and lavishly illustrated books on horses: his Description du manège moderne dans sa perfection, London 1727, and Dictionnaire des termes du manège moderne, 1747, being the best well-known.
He dedicated Description du Manège Moderne to King George II and to his son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Subscribers to the book included royalty and nobility from all over Europe.
The engraver was Bernard Picart, born in Paris in 1673. He gained honors at the Academy of Paris at the age of sixteen. He was a master designer and engraver and worked in Paris and Amsterdam until his death in 1733.
Dimensions:
9"h x 12"w (sight), 16.5"h x 19.25"w (frame)
Condition:
Good, some rippling to sheet, not examined out of frame.
Provenance:
Lombard Antiquarian Maps & Prints, Cape Elizabeth...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Drawings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Charcoal Drawing by Rosanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Ash wood frame, glass, charcoal on paper. Charcoal study of sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Drawings
Materials
Ash, Paper
1890s Vintage Ship Project by Charles Sibbick from the Uffa Fox archives
By Charles Sibbick
Located in Milan, IT
Structure of his favourite kind of keel by Charles Sibbick the designer, similar to the modern boats racing today in America's cup. It is a part of a project for a 52' linear rater f...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Grand Tour Neoclassical Allegorical Drawing on Paper, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This artwork is a finely executed ink drawing with wash, possibly from the late 18th or early 19th century, bearing an inscription that reads, "The letter killeth but the spirit give...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre Louis-Antoi
Located in valatie, NY
David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre, by Louis-Antoine Prat, Jennifer Tonkovich, Esther Bell, Alison Hokanson, and Kori Lisa Yee Litt. Publisher Morga...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Technical Drawing of Hartungs Regulator, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
Handmade technical drawing. Signed and stamped in 1925. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracit steel frame. Mat glass.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Steel
$521 Sale Price
20% Off
A Portrait Of A Lady Of Quality, Oil On Canvas, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
A Portrait Of A Lady Of Quality, Oil On Canvas, 18th Century
Category
Late 18th Century French Modern Antique Drawings
Materials
Canvas
1920 Varisco & Calderara Architect Art Deco Drawing Home Interior Design
By Tito Varisco
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Deco Home Interior Drawing
Calderara & Tito Varisco Arch.
Milano, 1920
Pencil and Watercolor
Paper on Masoniste
Very good condiction
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Charcoal Drawing of Merman and Mermaid, Framed, France. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique charcoal on paper, an unusually large depiction of a mythological couple with entwined tails, seated on stylized waves with marine flora and shells. The dramatic scale, anato...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
1960s Abstract French Art Still Life Color Lithograph Marcel Mouly
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Abstract Art Still Life Lithograph
Beautiful vibrant color
Framed art
signed by Marcel Mouly listed French Artist.
30 W x 36H x 1 D. Art 20 x 26
Original Unrestored Vi...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Nude Study, " Rare and Important Drawing by John Grabach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this drawing depicts a male nude, the artist here is clearly focusing on the power of his arms, hands and legs in particular. John Grabach, best known for his cityscapes and...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
French Vintage Framed Pen Sketch on Paper
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage pen and ink drawing on paper of a youthful boy with gamine features such as a pronounced upper lip, arched brows, and a dense row of eyelashes. The vanilla tone of the...
Category
20th Century French Other Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series of paintings for the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA in 1925. Son of Kenyon Cox...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Yves Saint Laurent Original Pencil Croquis
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Yves Saint Laurent Original Pencil Croquis from the 1960's. Gifted to an American business partner who help to launch YSL Rive Gauche ...
Category
1960s French Other Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
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20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Ferruccio Rosini Seascape Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1980. Oil painting on canvas signed Ferruccio Rosini (Livorno painter born in 1932) depicting a seascape in impressionist style, without authentic. Beautifully...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Drawings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Large Vintage Asian Bali Art Painting signed J.Wikarma'90
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Balinese art painting in oil on fabric with flowers and birds.
Frame in green lacquered wood.
Signed by the author: J.Wikarma'90.
Very good/excellent vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Balinese Drawings
Materials
Paint, Textile
"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Triton Blowing Seashell", Very Fine Art Deco Drawing, Allyn Cox, Possibly UCLA
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating an impressive confidence and mastery of detail, this drawing of a nude male triton, blowing a trumpet made from a seashell, was made by Allyn Cox, no doubt as a study f...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Seated Male Nude, " Superb Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome drawing of a seated male nude, executed in pastel, demonstrates Allyn Cox's superb draftsmanship and mastery of color. Depicting his subject from behind, as he leans to his left, is reminiscent of the work of the great masters from the Renaissance, the 18th century and 19th century. Cox spent 20 years painting and restoring murals at the US Capitol...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Art Deco Etching a Tangi au Repos by Paul Jauve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching by Paul Jouvé depicting an Oriental scenery.
Made in France
Circa: 1933
Signature: Jouvé.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Standing Male Nude", Pencil Drawing by William Littlefield, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerfully expressed, with the angular stylization characteristic of Art Deco decorative art, this pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascina...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large Charcoal on Paper Drawing of a Male Nude by Lucien Laurent-Gsell
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional Academic charcoal on paper drawing by noted French artist Lucien Laurent-Gsell of a muscular nude male with back-turned, signed 'Laurent-Gsell' lower right, presented French-matted in a neoclassical water-gilt wood frame. Measurements below are overall, work measures 24.25" by 15".
BIOGRAPHY: Lucien Laurent-Gsell, (Paris, 1860 - 1944), French painter and illustrator. He entered the E?cole des Beaux-Arts where he studied under Caspar Gsell (his father) and Alexandre Cabanel. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Franc?ais in 1881, the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, and the Socie?te? Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1909. As the nephew of Louis Pasteur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Carl Thiemann woodcut in colors, 1917, signed in Pencil.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is in good condition with one minor flaws. Carl Thiemann was a Bohemian Artist and member of the Vienna Secession, best known for his color wo...
Category
1910s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Wood
"Nudes Suspended", Early, Surrealist Drawing w/ Male Nudes by John B. Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early, important and finely drawn, this piece by John B. Lear depicts two fully nude male figures suspended among the branches of two trees, each figure demonstrating the care with w...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Cinco Mujeres Sentadas, Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Dated 1971, We offer this rare Litograph by Francisco Zuniga (1912 - 1998), Title, Cinco Mujeres Sentadas signed and dedicated to Dick Hesket in pencil.
Note: For better transportat...
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1970s Mexican Other Vintage Drawings
Materials
Cotton
Framed Surrealistic Drawing by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, 1936-)
Title:Le Tombeau D'Hemingway
Year: 1963
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper:
Size: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 plus 3 inch frame
Mark: upper lef...
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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Cargador" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1951. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
French Art Deco Painting Woman Holding a Flower Signed Chasquest
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, classic French Art Deco watercolor of an exotic woman holding a flower in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood productio...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
$2,975 Sale Price
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame de Galéa Signed Original Sketch Graphite on Paper
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A lovely impressionist portrait graphite drawing on paper titled “Madame de Galéa” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Hand signed “R” on the bottom left. Created circa 1900s. On the verso it is inscribed “Study for Painting. Exhibition at Detroit Institute of Arts.” Renoir painted several portraits of Madame Madeleine de Galéa, and Renoir’s 1915 painting...
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Early 1900s Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Jörn Stender, Danish artist. Pastel on paper. Two country scenes with houses
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jörn Stender, Danish artist. Pastel on paper.
Two country scenes with houses from the Faroe Islands.
June 1996.
Signed and dated in pencil.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions for each: 19...
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1990s Danish Modern Drawings
Materials
Other
Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Master drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery by Suzanne Boorsch and John Marciari. Published by Yale University Press, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket exhibition cata...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Framed Grand Tour Drawing of a Male Roman Bust
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Italian Grand Tour framed drawing under glass of a Roman male bust statue
Italy, Early 20th Century
Pencil drawing on paper, with a newe...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Drawings and Other Wall Decorations for Sale on 1stDibs
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and other wall decorations to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy.
On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and other wall décor for sale. And find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.