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France 18th Century, The  Surprised Lovers, original drawing
France 18th Century, The  Surprised Lovers, original drawing

France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing

Located in Paris, FR

France circa 1770 Two lovers surprised in bed Black chalk on paper 13 x 17 cm Modern frame : 34 x

Category

1760s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing

French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing

Located in Paris, FR

French School 18th century, Interior of a barn Black chalk and black ink wash on paper 30.8 x 23.6

Category

1750s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Ink

1940 Pair of Side Chairs Chalked Oak and Red Leather
1940 Pair of Side Chairs Chalked Oak and Red Leather

1940 Pair of Side Chairs Chalked Oak and Red Leather

By Jean-Charles Moreux

Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH

Rare pair of side or top of the table chairs. Chalked oak and original leather which all-over

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper
Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper

Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper

Located in Roma, IT

Important period red chalck watercolor pencil drawing with neoclassical subject. Depicting the Atilius Regulus departing for Carthage. Atilius Regulus was a Roman statesman taken pri...

Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Landscape with pagodas in Vietnam
Landscape with pagodas in Vietnam

Landscape with pagodas in Vietnam

By André Maire

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

André MAIRE (Paris 1898 – Paris 1984) Landscape with pagodas in Vietnam Chalk Conté on paper H. 50

Category

1950s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

French School, dated 1907 Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf
French School, dated 1907 Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf

French School, dated 1907 Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

French School, dated 1907 Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf Charcoal on laid paper

Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Tea at the Ritz, New York
Tea at the Ritz, New York

Tea at the Ritz, New York

By Paul César Helleu

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Tea at the Ritz, New York Colored chalk, 1912 Signed with the estate stamp verso. (see photo

Category

1920s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Located in London, GB

Charcoal, chalk and red chalk Initialled (lower left and right) 12cm × 9.5cm (41cm × 37cm framed

Category

20th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Nu (Standing Female Nude)
Nu (Standing Female Nude)

Nu (Standing Female Nude)

By Charles Despiau

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Nu (Standing Female Nude) Red chalk on wove paper, c. 1925 Signed lower right by the artist, see

Category

1920s French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Study of a female nude for The Love of Gold
Study of a female nude for The Love of Gold

Study of a female nude for The Love of Gold

By Thomas Couture

Located in Fairlawn, OH

influential French history painter and teacher. He taught such later luminaries of the art world as Édouard

Category

1840s Romantic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Horses in Stable
Horses in Stable

Horses in Stable

By Georges Lemmen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Horses in a Stable Black chalk on tan wove paper, 1896 Signed with the estate stamp lower right

Category

1890s Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Reclining Female Nude Leaning on One Arm
Reclining Female Nude Leaning on One Arm

Reclining Female Nude Leaning on One Arm

By Paul Cadmus

Located in Fairlawn, OH

-drawing classes at the Art Students League. In 1931 and 1932 Cadmus and his studio-mate Jared French lived

Category

1970s American Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Reclining Female Nude
Reclining Female Nude

Reclining Female Nude

By Henry George Keller

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Bittel, her niece THOMAS FRENCH FINE ART, LLC Henry Keller (1869-1949) Born aboard ship off Nova

Category

1940s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Reclining Female Nude
Reclining Female Nude

Reclining Female Nude

By Henry George Keller

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Bittel, her niece THOMAS FRENCH FINE ART, LLC Henry Keller (1869-1949) Born aboard ship off Nova

Category

1940s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Study of an Indian Model
Study of an Indian Model

Study of an Indian Model

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study of an Indian Model Unsigned Pastel and chalk on blue paper, mounted to support Provenance

Category

1920s Ashcan School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Young Woman in Thought - Black Chalk on Paper - French
Young Woman in Thought - Black Chalk on Paper - French

Young Woman in Thought - Black Chalk on Paper - French

By Albert de Belleroche

Located in NEW YORK, NY

COUNT ALBERT DE BELLEROCHE French, 1864–1944 Young Woman in Thought Inscribed in the hand of

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Jean Villeri, Watercolor and Chalk Landscape on Paper

Jean Villeri, Watercolor and Chalk Landscape on Paper

By Jean Dominique Villeri

Located in Lugano, CH

Landscape work by French artist Jean Dominique Villeri (1896-1982). Watercolor and black chalk on

Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Le Pont Neuf, Paris - Pierre Gaston Rigaud - French
Le Pont Neuf, Paris - Pierre Gaston Rigaud - French

Le Pont Neuf, Paris - Pierre Gaston Rigaud - French

By Pierre Gaston Rigaud

Located in NEW YORK, NY

PIERRE GASTON RIGAUD French, 1874–1939 Le Pont Neuf, Paris Signed and dated P G Rigaud 1909 Black

Category

Early 1900s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Gouache

French school 18th LEPICIE Red chalk young man boy sleeping
French school 18th LEPICIE Red chalk young man boy sleeping

French school 18th LEPICIE Red chalk young man boy sleeping

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the 18th century (Circle of Nicolas Lépicié) Red chalk on paper 45 x 30 cm Good

Category

18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Vintage Art Deco Buffet, Chalk Paint
Vintage Art Deco Buffet, Chalk Paint

Vintage Art Deco Buffet, Chalk Paint

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Original Art Deco buffet with several mirrors in the upper part with cut edges. Two parts. Two

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Buffets

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Oak, Paint

Antique French Art Nouveau Chalk Ware Portrait Sculpture Bust of Woman
Antique French Art Nouveau Chalk Ware Portrait Sculpture Bust of Woman

Antique French Art Nouveau Chalk Ware Portrait Sculpture Bust of Woman

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Art Nouveau chalkware portrait bust features bust of woman with long hair and

Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

French School 19th Academy nude young man Study Pyrame
French School 19th Academy nude young man Study Pyrame

French School 19th Academy nude young man Study Pyrame

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the end of the 19th century Charcoal 43 x 61 cm This beautiful drawing, very

Category

19th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French School 19th century, Portrait of a young boy, drawing
French School 19th century, Portrait of a young boy, drawing

French School 19th century, Portrait of a young boy, drawing

Located in Paris, FR

French School 19th century Portrait of a young boy Black, red and white chalks on paper 32 x 25.8

Category

1850s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Le Corbusier & Cassina - Pair Of Armchairs Lc3 Feather Chalk Leather
Le Corbusier & Cassina - Pair Of Armchairs Lc3 Feather Chalk Leather

Le Corbusier & Cassina - Pair Of Armchairs Lc3 Feather Chalk Leather

By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

. Cassina edition in very elegant “chalk” colored leather. ''Feather'' version with goose down cushion

Category

2010s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather

The Knitters, Late Mid Century French Pastel on Paper
The Knitters, Late Mid Century French Pastel on Paper

The Knitters, Late Mid Century French Pastel on Paper

Located in Cotignac, FR

Late Mid Century French pastel drawing on paper of two ladies knitting by Jean Arène. Signed and

Category

1970s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Pastel

Portrait of a Young Woman with Braids
Portrait of a Young Woman with Braids

Portrait of a Young Woman with Braids

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

, lower right: “Gerard” (otherwise unsigned) Black chalk and white heightening on laid paper 43 x 31 cm

Category

Early 1800s French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Diana and her Nymphs bathing
Diana and her Nymphs bathing

Diana and her Nymphs bathing

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

chalk on paper heightened with white 49,5 x 33,5 cm Provenance: Private collection, France We are

Category

Late 18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of a young girl
Portrait of a young girl

Portrait of a young girl

Located in Geneva, CH

David Arnold Burnand, born in Paris on December 2, 1888 and died in Lausanne on July 23, 1975, is a Swiss painter and illustrator. Son of Eugène Burnand, he exhibited at the Salon de...

Category

1930s French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Mini French Chalk Board
Mini French Chalk Board

Mini French Chalk Board

Located in Sheffield, MA

Wonderful and charming small vintage French chalkboard. Solid wood frame with double sided

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Signs

Materials

Wood

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French Chalk Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of french chalk art you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many Old Masters, Post-Impressionist and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect item from our selection of french chalk art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of french chalk art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, brown, orange and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of french chalk art examples over the years, but those made by Jacques Zucker, Albert de Belleroche, Heather Blanton, French Old Master and Paul César Helleu are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in chalk, paper and paint.

How Much is a French Chalk Art?

A piece of french chalk art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,000, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $35,000.

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Questions About French Chalk Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.