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Drawing on Paper, Preparatory Drawing, Young Woman, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing on paper, preparatory drawing, young woman, 20th century.
Drawing of a young nude woman at
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Ernest Carl Shaw Oil on Paper Preparatory Drawing
By Ernest Shaw
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Abstract preparatory drawing in tones of purple for a sculpture. Framed in plexiglass.
Condition
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing on Paper, Preparatory Drawing, Man with Balalaika, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing on paper, preparatory drawing, man with balalaika, 20th century.
Drawing of a man with his
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
$392
H 28.75 in W 20.08 in D 0.12 in
Preparatory Drawing Pencil on Paper by Théodore Chassériau, Ca. 1850
By Théodore Chassériau
Located in Vicenza, VI
Preparatory drawing/study made in pencil and white lead on paper by French artist Théodore
Category
Antique 1850s French Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
$8,315
H 11.82 in W 7.49 in D 0.08 in
Preparatory drawing for Figure Composition, Carmel (CA.)
By E. Ambrose Webster
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preparatory drawing for Figure Composition, Carmel (CA)
Graphite on paper, 1931
Signed with the
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
$5,500
H 5.75 in W 9 in
Two Preparatory Drawings by Wheeler Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled Study, 1931
Pencil on paper
8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Each signed: Wheeler Williams, 1931
A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known fo...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN and PREPARATORY DRAWING FOR GLOUCESSTER FISHERMAN
By Carl Nordell
Located in Portland, ME
Nordell, Carl Johan David. GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN and PREPARATORY DRAWING FOR GLOUCESSTER FISHERMAN
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Pencil, Etching
Armand POINT, Preparatory drawing for Young Woman with the Green Toque, 1905
By Armand Point
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
masters of the Italian Renaissance.
This work is a testament to that influence. It is the preparatory
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Drawings
Materials
Paper
$35,637
H 24.02 in W 20.08 in D 1.19 in
Fine Early 19th Century Academic Preparatory Drawing
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine drawing in Sanguine is from the early 19th century. Made as a preparatory sketch
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Drawings
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Preparatory Drawings Empire Antique Inspirations 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
drawing wears an empire style dress recognizable by its very fashionable fitted bodice. A style
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ethereal drawing by Dunbar Beck demonstrates his mastery of the human figure, with antecedents
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Thee Graces Preparatory Drawing by Wheeler Williams, Signed
By Wheeler Williams
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled (Study of Three Graces), 1947
Pencil on paper
9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.
Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1947
A native of Chicago, Whe...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$900
H 9.25 in W 12.25 in
"Love Stacked" Robert Indiana, Drawing, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Stacked , 2014
Signed lower left, dated lower right
Artist's marker on ruled paper
10 x 8 inches
Provenance
Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine
Private colle...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970
Signed lower left, dated
Category
1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Love Scribbles" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Scribbles, 2014
Signed and dated lower center
Artist's marker on paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance
Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine
Private collection, M...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
$1,500
H 11 in W 8.5 in
View of Ariccia, a preparatory drawing by Achille Bénouville (1815 - 1891)
Located in PARIS, FR
before 1851, it seems to us that our drawing can be regarded as a preparatory drawing, probably executed
Category
1850s Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970
Signed lower left, dated
Category
1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970
Signed lower left, dated
Category
1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Love Pen Drawing" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Letters, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Pen Drawing
Signed lower left
Artist's marker and ink on paper
6 3/4 x 8 1/2
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
"Love Notebook Page" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing, Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Notebook Page, 2014
Signed and dated lower center
Artist's marker and graphite on paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance
Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine
Priv...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
"Love Scrap Paper" Robert Indiana, Preparatory Drawing, Pop Art, Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Scrap Paper, 2014
Signed and dated lower left
Artist's marker and ink on paper
6 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance
Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine
Private collec...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
"Battle of the Gods, " Mural Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of drama and a tour de force of figurative drawing heavily influenced by Renaissance masters
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
$2,500
H 11.5 in W 8.5 in D 0.1 in
"Love Notebook Page 2" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing, American
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana
Love Notebook Page 2, 2014
Signed lower left, dated lower right
Artist's marker and graphite on paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance
Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, M...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker, Graphite
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful pen and brown ink wash drawing is a study for an altarpiece depicting The Martyrdom
Category
Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
$18,412
H 14.38 in W 12.75 in
Study for "Getting up" – 1955, a preparatory drawing by Balthus (1908 -2001)
By Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
Located in PARIS, FR
drawings were executed in the preparatory phase of large paintings. For example, this drawing is a study
Category
1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Preparatory Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Georges Rochegrosse - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Preparatory drawing for "Thais" by Anatole France is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Georges
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$760
H 6.89 in W 4.93 in D 0.04 in
Francesco Furini Sanguine Drawing before 1642
Located in Florence, IT
Preparatory Drawing (sanguine on paper, 42 x 28 cm) by Francesco Furini for the making of the Saint
Category
1640s Baroque Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
"Adam and Eve, " Pencil Sketch for Art Deco Mural by Fely-Mouttet, 1930
By Fely-Mouttet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This mural preparatory drawing by Fely-Mouttet, best known for his abstract paintings from the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Stow Wengenroth Original Dry Brush Drawing, 1966, "The Little Owl"
By Stow Wengenroth
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) original dry brush drawing, 1966
This work is a preparatory drawing for
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
$6,000
H 22 in W 32 in D 2 in
Miarka, the Mulatto
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in London, GB
.
This is a preparatory drawing for Friesz’a painting "Miarka, La Mulatresse" of 1924.
Condition: Good
Category
1920s Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
cm
Late 19th – early 20th century
From the atelier of one of Reffo’s pupils
This large preparatory
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Design of Furniture - Pen and Pencil on Paper - 1850
Located in Roma, IT
dimension: 49 x 34 cm
The artwork represents a preparatory drawing of furniture. The artwork is depicted
Category
1850s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
Dessin préparatoire
Located in PARIS, FR
Preparatory drawing by Roger Capron in acrylic pencil on craft paper
Roger Capron, a French
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Dessin préparatoire
Located in PARIS, FR
Preparatory drawing by Roger Capron in acrylic pencil on craft paper.
Roger Capron, a French
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
.
Both red and black pencil on paper, H. 23.5 x W. 17.5 cm
The present sheets are preparatory drawings
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$8,196
H 9.26 in W 6.89 in D 1.19 in
Chesterfield Sent to Coventry, or A Display of Military Education
Located in Middletown, NY
A wonderful 1824 preparatory drawing for a published work satirizing the famously ill-mannered 10th
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Landscape with Two Figures" original monotype and drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
within a pastoral landscape. On the back of the print, Spicuzza has left her preparatory drawing, done in
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Monotype
$3,250
H 15.13 in W 21.13 in
Adjacent 5 (Abstract drawing)
By Xanda McCagg
Located in London, GB
works on paper, although not specifically made to be the preparatory drawings for a larger painting, do
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pencil
Adjacent 7 (Abstract drawing)
By Xanda McCagg
Located in London, GB
works on paper, although not specifically made to be the preparatory drawings for a larger painting, do
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pencil
Adjacent 6 (Abstract drawing)
By Xanda McCagg
Located in London, GB
paper, although not specifically made to be the preparatory drawings for a larger painting, do inform
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pencil
The Forgiveness
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in London, GB
was also a close friend of Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen.
This drawing is a most probably a preparatory
Category
Early 1900s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Self-portrait - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1929 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
drawing is made with black marker and is typical of the author's poetics, perhaps it is a preparatory
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$712
H 9.26 in W 6.11 in D 0.04 in
Charles Burchfield Preparatory Sketch, Early 20th Century
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)
Untitled (Preparatory Drawing for Skyscape), Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$1,500
H 12.25 in W 18.75 in
Dutch Drawing of a Standing Woman with Staff – Attributed to Verburgh, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch Drawing of a Standing Woman with Staff – Attributed to Verburgh, 1797
Description:
A finely
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,140
H 17.13 in W 10.79 in D 0.01 in
John Edmund Mace RBA (1889-1952) - Framed Mixed Media, Dartmouth Harbour
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive preparatory drawing and watercolour study by the artist John Edmund Mace. Well
Category
Mid-20th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
$272 Sale Price
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H 19.3 in W 22.45 in
Ducks original pen and ink sketch Derrick Sayer for Beverley Nichols Cats ABC
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in London, GB
preparatory drawings here. Search for 'Sayer' in our stock to see more of these utterly charming illustrations
Category
1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Tree original pen and ink sketch Derrick Sayer for Beverley Nichols Cats ABC
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in London, GB
preparatory drawings here. Search for 'Sayer' in our stock to see more of these utterly charming illustrations
Category
1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Elsewhere Study - Original Charcoal Drawing of a Woman in Shadow, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
charcoal drawing by New York based artist Nathan Brad Hall. Highly detailed, this study is the preparatory
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Michael Kenny Preparatory Sketch from the Serpentine Show
By Michael Kenny RA
Located in London, GB
Antony Gormley and Damien Hurst.
Michael Kenny: Sculpture & Drawings
This was an exhibition of
Category
Vintage 1970s English Post-Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Preparatory Study - Original China ink Drawing by H. Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Preparatory Study is an original red china ink drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Herta
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$415
H 9.06 in W 6.93 in D 0.04 in
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Studies of men, original drawing
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
here they were preparatory drawings, intended by the artist to create compositions such as
Category
1910s Symbolist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
SPEAKING OF CHILDREN and PTA FRIEND'S SEMINARY
By Peggy Bacon
Located in Portland, ME
with a preparatory drawing, titled "PTA Friend's Seminary." The etching titled, dated an signed in
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Terre, soleil, lune, mer
By Jean Picart Le Doux
Located in PARIS, FR
revival.
This oil on canvas is a preparatory drawing for tapestry.
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pleasant Thoughts for the Morning - Watercolour and Tusche Drawing Poetry
By Fernand Léger
Located in London, GB
typical style.
The lithograph bears a similar composition to the preparatory drawing with minor
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$43,800
H 19.3 in W 15.16 in
Renaissance Style Drawing of The Medici Madonna and Cherubs
By Michelangelo
Located in Cotignac, FR
this sculpture.
Several preparatory drawings (at the British Museum and the Albertina) show a less
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil
Frank Dobson, Study of a nude, sanguine chalk
By Frank Dobson
Located in Harkstead, GB
½ inches
21¼ x 24¼ inches with frame
A wonderful example of a preparatory drawing by one of the foremost
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Robert T. Mumford (1895-1939) - 1938 Oil, Northern Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
. Mumford (1895-1939). The study has a sketchy quality and is perhaps a preparatory drawing for a larger
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
presented here they were preparatory drawings, intended by the artist to create compositions such as
Category
1910s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
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