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Ledger Art

Randy Lee White Native American Ledger Style Acrylic Painting with Assemblage
Randy Lee White Native American Ledger Style Acrylic Painting with Assemblage

Randy Lee White Native American Ledger Style Acrylic Painting with Assemblage

Located in Denver, CO

innovative blend of traditional Native American ledger art and contemporary mixed-media techniques. His work

Category

20th Century American Native American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

18K Reverse Crystal Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Brown War Pony Ring
18K Reverse Crystal Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Brown War Pony Ring

18K Reverse Crystal Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Brown War Pony Ring

By Diane Griswold Johnston

Located in Cohasset, MA

18K reverse crystal mother of pearl hand painted ledger art brown war pony ring

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dome Rings

Materials

Crystal, 18k Gold

Al Lostetter ‘Untitled (Ledger)’, 2001, Framed Mixed Media Native American Motif
Al Lostetter ‘Untitled (Ledger)’, 2001, Framed Mixed Media Native American Motif

Al Lostetter ‘Untitled (Ledger)’, 2001, Framed Mixed Media Native American Motif

By Kevin Red Star

Located in Morristown, NJ

tradition of 19th-century Plains Indian Ledger Art—known for its narrative depictions of riders, horses, and

Category

Early 2000s Modern Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

"Grizzly Bear Chief" Framed Ledger Drawing
"Grizzly Bear Chief" Framed Ledger Drawing

"Grizzly Bear Chief" Framed Ledger Drawing

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Ledger drawing on South Dakota ledger paper given. Portraying warrior on horseback with headdress

Category

Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing
Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing

Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing

$20,300

H 15 in W 19.5 in D 3 in

Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing

By Sioux Indian Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito (Lakota, b. 1863) ledger drawing, untitled. Warrior on horseback. Pencil

Category

Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

Heath Ledger, Holy

Heath Ledger, Holy

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer on the verso Please inquire about additional limited sizes and editions

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ledger Line
Ledger Line

Babak EmanuelLedger Line

$1,750

H 14 in W 14 in

Ledger Line

Located in Toronto, ON

14" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition Mono-print of 175 Hand Signed by Emanuel Babak

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Heath Ledger, One Too Many, Premiere

Heath Ledger, One Too Many, Premiere

Located in New York, NY

11x14 inches / 28x36 cm Edition of 12 + 3 Artist’s Proofs 20x30 inches / 51x76 cm Edition of 9 + 3 Artist’s Proofs 30x40 inches / 76x102 cm Edition of 9 + 3 Artist’s Proof...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment

Yellow Flower
Yellow Flower

Mona DukessYellow Flower, c.1990

$2,100

H 32.75 in W 32.75 in D 1.5 in

Yellow Flower

Located in San Francisco, CA

Crafting Handmade Paper as Art, Patriot Ledger 11/7/87 1986 Hamilton Kahn A Merging of Art and Craft

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux
19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Signed Emile Godchaux

By Emile Godchaux

Located in Dallas, TX

scenes and floral still lifes. His works frequently appeared in the ledgers of Bordeaux art dealers

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Country Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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Ledger (Scrambled)

Kes ZapkusLedger (Scrambled), 2014

Unavailable

H 72 in W 48 in

Ledger (Scrambled)

By Kes Zapkus

Located in New York, NY

"Ledger Scrambled is a favored “white painting” concept that I’ve often pursued, but with major

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Heath Ledger

Sara von KieneggerHeath Ledger, 2014

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Heath Ledger

By Sara von Kienegger

Located in New York, NY

fluorescent acrylic on canvas, touches of oil 36 x 36 in 2014

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Crayon

Heath Ledger, Calgary

Heath Ledger, Calgary

By Jake Chessum

Located in New York, NY

12x16” Limited Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

" Penelope’s Ledger", Unique Artist's Book

" Penelope’s Ledger", Unique Artist's Book

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Preoccupied with the human condition, I have explored in my paintings, books, and works on paper, social issues and to a larger degree women’s issues inspired by myth, history and c...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Archival Paper

White Horse, Kiowa Chief, Original Cabinet Card, 1869

White Horse, Kiowa Chief, Original Cabinet Card, 1869

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 4.25 in D 1 in

White Horse, Kiowa Chief, Original Cabinet Card, 1869

Located in Houston, TX

who became artists in what would be called Ledger Art, for the ledgers they were drawn in. In 1878 he

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Other Photography

Beth, Portrait, Chalk, Charcoal, Paper, Signed
Beth, Portrait, Chalk, Charcoal, Paper, Signed

Beth, Portrait, Chalk, Charcoal, Paper, Signed

By Grace Graupe-Pillard

Located in New York, NY

Star-Ledger, Newsday, Flash Art, Artforum, Art in America, Arts, and Tema Celeste.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Samer, Oil Painting, Wood Panel, Portrait, Signed
Samer, Oil Painting, Wood Panel, Portrait, Signed

Samer, Oil Painting, Wood Panel, Portrait, Signed

By Grace Graupe-Pillard

Located in New York, NY

Star-Ledger, Newsday, Flash Art, Artforum, Art in America, Arts, and Tema Celeste.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Alkyd, Wood Panel

Native American Ledger Art Drawing, "Ar-no-ho-wok", James Black, Cheyenne, 2021
Native American Ledger Art Drawing, "Ar-no-ho-wok", James Black, Cheyenne, 2021

Native American Ledger Art Drawing, "Ar-no-ho-wok", James Black, Cheyenne, 2021

By Native American Art

Located in Denver, CO

Native American Ledger Art Drawing by contemporary Cheyenne artist, James Black a portrait of Ar-no

Category

2010s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

Ledger Art, "Sioux Medicine Men" by James Black 'Cheyenne'
Ledger Art, "Sioux Medicine Men" by James Black 'Cheyenne'

Ledger Art, "Sioux Medicine Men" by James Black 'Cheyenne'

Located in Denver, CO

traditional pictographic drawings known as ledger drawings. Studying more about this ledger art form, he found

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Paper

Untitled 'Cheyenne Woman with Parfleche and Umbrella', Ledger Art Drawing
Untitled 'Cheyenne Woman with Parfleche and Umbrella', Ledger Art Drawing

Untitled 'Cheyenne Woman with Parfleche and Umbrella', Ledger Art Drawing

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

Untitled (Cheyenne Woman with Parfleche and Umbrella) is a crayon and marker on antique ledger

Category

2010s American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Untitled "Cheyenne Woman and Man with Baby in Cradle", Ledger Art Drawing
Untitled "Cheyenne Woman and Man with Baby in Cradle", Ledger Art Drawing

Untitled "Cheyenne Woman and Man with Baby in Cradle", Ledger Art Drawing

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

, Cheyenne/Arapahoe. Crayon and marker on antique ledger paper marked " Of Vernon County, Missouri

Category

2010s American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Original Cheyenne Ledger Drawing "Initiation Day - Cheyenne Bowstring Society"
Original Cheyenne Ledger Drawing "Initiation Day - Cheyenne Bowstring Society"

Original Cheyenne Ledger Drawing "Initiation Day - Cheyenne Bowstring Society"

Located in Denver, CO

traditional pictographic drawings known as ledger drawings. Studying more about this ledger art form, he

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Native American O...

Materials

Paper

Tantra Ledger XXV

Robert KellyTantra Ledger XXV, 1998

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H 22.75 in W 19 in D 1.25 in

Tantra Ledger XXV

By Robert Kelly

Located in Phoenix, AZ

collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Margulies Collection in Miami, The

Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Conté, Gouache

Tantra Ledger XXVII

Robert KellyTantra Ledger XXVII, 1998

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H 22.75 in W 19 in D 1.25 in

Tantra Ledger XXVII

By Robert Kelly

Located in Phoenix, AZ

the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Margulies Collection in Miami, The Fogg

Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Conté, Gouache

Cairo Ledger III
Cairo Ledger III

Cairo Ledger III

By Robert Kelly

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and mixed media on canvas

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

19th Century French Painting of Cows on a Forest Path by Emile Godchaux, Signed
19th Century French Painting of Cows on a Forest Path by Emile Godchaux, Signed

19th Century French Painting of Cows on a Forest Path by Emile Godchaux, Signed

By Emile Godchaux

Located in Birmingham, AL

, which preferred realism over romanticism. Godchaux's work has often been found among the ledgers of art

Category

Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

Cheyenne Woman with Baby, Horse, and Dog, Native American Ledger Art Drawing
Cheyenne Woman with Baby, Horse, and Dog, Native American Ledger Art Drawing

Cheyenne Woman with Baby, Horse, and Dog, Native American Ledger Art Drawing

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

, James Black is a Southern Cheyenne Sundance priest. His traditional style ledger art has been exhibited

Category

2010s Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

War Party Scene, Native American Ledger Art Drawing, 2021, Red, Blue, Yellow
War Party Scene, Native American Ledger Art Drawing, 2021, Red, Blue, Yellow

War Party Scene, Native American Ledger Art Drawing, 2021, Red, Blue, Yellow

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

Colored pencil on ledger paper by James Black (20th-21st century). Presented framed in archival

Category

2010s American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art
Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art

Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

antique ledger paper marked "Vernon County, Missouri, for the Year 1901". Image size 11 ? x 17 ¼. In-situ

Category

2010s American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Untitled ‘Ledger Drawing’ Original Painting by Randy Lee White
Untitled ‘Ledger Drawing’ Original Painting by Randy Lee White

Untitled ‘Ledger Drawing’ Original Painting by Randy Lee White

By Native American Art

Located in Denver, CO

An original painting in the style of a Sioux ledger drawing of two Native American (Plains Indian

Category

20th Century American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century Ship Captain's Ledger
19th Century Ship Captain's Ledger

19th Century Ship Captain's Ledger

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H 8.25 in W 6.88 in D 1.13 in

19th Century Ship Captain's Ledger

Located in Nantucket, MA

Ship's Ledger of Captain John Fordham, Suffolk County, Long Island New York, 1850-1865, aboard the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Industrial Courthouse Ledger File Cabinet, circa 1940s
Early 20th Century Industrial Courthouse Ledger File Cabinet, circa 1940s

Early 20th Century Industrial Courthouse Ledger File Cabinet, circa 1940s

By Art Metal Co.

Located in San Francisco, CA

About A large, Army green metal courthouse ledger file cabinet with 40 drawers and brass handles

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Steel, Brass

Lakota Sioux Painted Buffalo Hide by Merle Locke
Lakota Sioux Painted Buffalo Hide by Merle Locke

Lakota Sioux Painted Buffalo Hide by Merle Locke

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Reservation. He is known for his ledger art paintings, evoking the style's origins amongst the Plains tribes

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Other

Indian Ledger Drawing of Dance Parade with Horses
Indian Ledger Drawing of Dance Parade with Horses

Indian Ledger Drawing of Dance Parade with Horses

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H 5.5 in W 11.75 in D 0.01 in

Indian Ledger Drawing of Dance Parade with Horses

Located in New York, NY

Early Native American drawing on ledger paper of two Indians and three magnificent horses with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Paper

Flats in Poplar
Flats in Poplar

Janet LedgerFlats in Poplar, c.1970

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H 9.75 in W 14.75 in

Flats in Poplar

By Janet Ledger

Located in Greater Manchester, Cheshire

'Flats in Poplar'. Oil on board painting by Janet Ledger, (b.1934). Predominant colours of grey

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Ledger Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of ledger art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 4 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of ledger art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of ledger art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, brown, black and gold. An object in our assortment of ledger art from Robert Kelly, Jessica Maffia, Jake Chessum, Greg Gorman and Janet Ledger — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and oil paint.

How Much is a Ledger Art?

A piece of ledger art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,488, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $27,000.
Questions About Ledger Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Ledger art refers to a predominantly Plains Indian narrative drawing or painting on paper or cloth. Ledger art was often created with more than one artist contributing to the drawing. You’ll find a collection of authentic vintage ledger art on 1stDibs.