European Pastoral Scene on Vellum. Probably Eighteenth Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown (European, probably Eighteenth Century) Shepherds and Peasants in a Landscape Ink, watercolor, and gouache on vellum; 12 5/8 x 19 3/8 inches Framed: 20 x 28 inches (approx.)
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum
Judith and Salome, a pair of oil paintings on canvas by Francesco Conti
Located in PARIS, FR
In Florence, Conti worked for the Grand Duchy's major patrons, including the last Medici - in particular Giangastone and Annamaria Luisa, Electress Palatine - and confirmed his role ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,314Sale Price|20% Off
Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
Paper, Watercolor
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
After Sir Peter Lely 1618 - 1680 Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II Pencil, ink and white chalk on paper, Image size: 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.5 cm) Original frame This work,...
Paper, Pencil, Ink, Chalk
Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pen and ink, ink wash and pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 38cm x 29cm (65cm x 55cm framed). This penetrating and wonderfully executed self-portrait, is all the mor...
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Ink
Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Zacharias Wagener (1614-1688) Tamanuâguasû (Giant Anteater) On Italian 17th or 18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm The present painting is a copy after Wagener’...
Paper, India Ink, Gouache
Portrait of a Slave Ship: 'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
FRANÇOIS MATHURIN ADALBERT, BARON DE COURCY (1805-1839) 'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne' Indistinctly signed lower left Titled on the mount Pencil and watercolo...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Still Life
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This drawing by Johann Rudolf Feyerabend, known as Lelong, is a finely executed still life that captures a rustic yet elegant composition. The detailed rendering of objects—such as t...
Paper, Gouache
"Liberation." Contemporary Figurative Watercolour
By T Welby
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figurative piece that's currently very on trend; the technique hints at Old Master drawings but is totally contemporary.
Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER
By Gennaro Luciano
Located in Napoli, IT
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER - - by Gennaro Luciano, 1920, with ebony frame. Cm.65x48
Paper, Pencil
$10,472Sale Price|20% Off
Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pierre Charles Trémolières (Cholet, 1703 - Paris, 1739) Allegory of Painting and Drawing Oil on canvas 86 x 112 cm In original lacquered frames 122 x 95 cm. Work accompanied...
Oil
Two military studies, a preparatory red chalk drawing by Jean-Baptiste Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in PARIS, FR
As Florence Ingersoll-Smouse wrote in 1921 in her book devoted to Jean-Baptiste Pater, "a painter of the Fête galante, Pater is interesting both by his intimacy with Watteau, to whom...
Chalk
$575
18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved portrait of "Edward Stanley" created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th centur...
Engraving, Etching
$575
18th C. Bartolozzi Portrait of Brooke Cobham from a 16th Century Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved portrait of Brooke Cobham, a nobleman in King Henry VIII's court, created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Yo...
Engraving, Etching
Study of a Franciscan Saint, probably San Diego de Alcalá
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Ivan E. Phillips, Montreal and New York, until 2023. The brothers Bartolomé Carducho and Vicente Carducho, both born and trained in Florence, settled in Spain where they...
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen
Raphael’s Skull
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Ettore Calzone Collection, Rome, by 1912. Exhibited: “Raffaello: L’Accademia di San Luca e il mito dell’Urbinate,” Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, 21 October 2020...
Pencil, Paper
Unavailable|$7,000
A View of Capodimonte and A View of Posillipo in Naples; Two Drawings
Located in New York, NY
PROVENANCE Mortimer Brandt, until 1993 and thus by descent in the family to Private Collection, Baltimore until the present time We would like to thank Charles Beddington for ident...
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
French, old master drawing of a gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 – 1805) Portrait of a man Sanguine on paper 16 x 12 in. (40.8 x 30.7cm.) This has been expertised by the Cabinet de Bayser, Paris Behind glass in ...
Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Africa' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches co...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Insubria
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Insubria' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches ...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Marriage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Concordia Maritale (harmonious marriage) Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches o...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Figure Fame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Fame' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches cond...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Old Master Figure Sketch Pencil on Vellum
Located in Astoria, NY
Old Master, Figure Sketch, Pencil on Vellum, 18th century, inscribed "G.26" lower right, wood frame. Image: 5.5" H x 3.5" W; frame: 13.75" H x 11" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: From a New...
Vellum, Pencil
Caracalla, An 18th Century Drawing Attributed Drawing to Johan Tobias Sergel
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
An 18th century study drawing of a bust depicting Caracalla, possibly executed by Johan Tobias Sergel during his Roman period. Red chalk on paper with watermarks, (drawing without fr...
Paper
18th Century Italian School, An Architectural Capriccio, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century Italian School, An Architectural Capriccio, Pen and black ink and brown ink wash on paper 17 x 18,5 cm Framed : 27 x 29 cm The 18th century was truly the golden age o...
Ink
Double-Sided 1709 Drawing After Dürer – Rhinoceros & Hippopotamus
Located in Stockholm, SE
This rare double-sided ink drawing (dated 1709 on both sides) features two of the era’s most exotic beasts: a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus. The unknown artist drew heavy inspiration...
Paper, Ink
William Moritz (1816-1860) An historical scene, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
William Moritz (1816-1860) An historical scene, signed lower left Brown ink and brown ink wash on paper 17 x 16.5 cm Framed : 27 x 23.5 cm The subject of this charming drawing rema...
Ink
French School 18th century, The Judgement of Paris, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th century, The Judgement of Paris, Pen and back ink and black ink wash on paper 14.5 x 17 cm Framed : 28 x 31 cm The particularly fine execution of this 18th cent...
Ink
Sold|$5,400
A rural landscape, a drawing partly attributed to Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: • Bought from Sicart in Lyon by the Marquis de Chennevières (1820 - 1899) - Chennevières Collection (stamped lower left - Lugt 2072) • Inscribed on the back of the moun...
Chalk
Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688) Biblical episodes, 3 original drawings
By Joachim von Sandrart
Located in Paris, FR
Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688) Three Biblical episodes, 3 original drawings - The Ascent of Elijah - The Judgment of Solomon - Benjamin receiving presents Each one : 9.2 x 7.7 cm...
Ink
Caesar's landing in Brittany, an original drawing by Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
By Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
Located in PARIS, FR
We wish to thank Mrs. Bożena Anna Kowalczyk who suggested this drawing be attributed to Giuseppe Bernardino Bison during a direct examination of the artwork. This drawing, perfectly...
Ink
Sold|$6,250
Satyr conversing with a Nymph, a drawing attributed to Claude Mellan
By Claude Mellan
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Collection from central Italy in the 17th century (Stamp - probably L. 3900 - on the front, top left) Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792), stamped lower right (L. 2364)...
Chalk
17th century Italian figure drawing - Male Nude - Pencil paper Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th century) - Male nude. 34 x 24 cm without frame, 42 x 32 cm with frame. Sanguine, charcoal and white pencil drawing on paper, in a gilded wooden frame. Condit...
Paper, Pencil
Apollo and the Muses, a Renaissance drawing attributed to Girolamo da Carpi
Located in PARIS, FR
This subtle drawing from the Roman Renaissance presents Apollo accompanied by three Muses. It is based on a sarcophagus depicting the nine Muses framed by Minerva and Apollo, which i...
Ink
Sold|$45,019
Four Male Nudes, Red Chalk Renaissance Drawing on Pink-Tinted Paper, circa 1580
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Andrea Boscoli (Florence, 1560 – Rome, 1608) Four Male Nudes Red chalk on lightly pink-tinted paper 269 × 378 mm (unframed); 475 × 575 mm (framed) Unsigned Provenance: Collection...
Chalk
Sold|$6,000
Studies of Seated Figures, Pen and Ink Drawing, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIUSEPPE BOSSI (1777-1815) Studies of seated figures Pen and ink on paper 18 x 14 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...
Ink
Sold|$1,599
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) Venus at Vulcan's Forge, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) Venus at Vulcan's Forge Brown ink on paper 19.5 x 32 cm In good condition, only a small spot on the lower right see photographs please In a vinta...
Ink
18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, Charcoal and white chalk on brown paper 46 x 29 cm Framed under glass : 60 x 43 cm This beautiful study of a naked man...
Chalk, Charcoal
Architectural studies, a drawing attributed to the Florentine Baccio del Bianco
Located in PARIS, FR
This flavourful sheet presents three typical elements of the early 17th century Florentine architecture taking us on an architectural tour around the city. The taste for grotesque fi...
Paper, Ink
Sold|$14,809
Portrait of an Ottoman Dignitary, a drawing by Giuseppe Nogari (ca. 1760)
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Mrs. Bozena Anna Kowalczyk for confirming the attribution of this drawing to Giuseppe Nogari in a study (available in Italian) from which we have taken our ins...
Chalk, Laid Paper
Portrait of a man in three-quarter view, wearing a cap, a drawing by Lagneau
Located in PARIS, FR
Lagneau is one of the most mysterious French artists of the time of Louis XIII. While his name is the only bibliographic record we have, he left behind a dazzling series of pastel po...
Pastel
Sold|$10,662
From Renaissance Venice to Barocco Naples, a drawing by Francesco La Marra
Located in PARIS, FR
This vigorous drawing presents a brilliant synthesis between the Venetian tradition of Titian, of which it is a distant echo, and the Neapolitan Baroque of Solimena, which strongly i...
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
Sold|$58,500
Old Man with Beard, Fur Cap and Velvet Cloak by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn 1606-1669 Dutch Old Man with Beard, Fur Cap and Velvet Cloak Second state of three Signed in monogram "RHL. F." (upper left) This masterful etching exemplifies...
Paper, Etching
Sold|$17,770
Imaginary View of an Italian Port, a signed and dated drawing by Jacobus Storck
Located in PARIS, FR
In this finely executed pen and wash drawing, Jacobus Storck presents us with an imaginary view in an Italian port. The splendor of the buildings (the large sculpted fountain surmoun...
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
The Bird Tree, a drawing at the edge of fantasy by Albert Flamen (17th century)
By Albert Flamen
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Flamen was a Flemish artist living in Paris, best known for his engraving work. In this drawing executed on the edge of fantasy, we find the technique of an engraver who knows...
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Mother & Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, RA, Italian 1727-1785 Sketch of a mother with three children; black and red chalk on laid paper with watermark '© TAYLOR', 22.4 x 17.5 cm. Provenanc...
Chalk
FINE EARLY 1700's OLD MASTER WASH DRAWING - GABRIEL APPEARING TO THE VIRGIN MARY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Circle of John Vanderbank (1694-1739) British Title: The Annunciation Medium: ink and wash drawing, framed Size: image: 9.5” x 7.5” (24.2 x 19cm) framed: 17 x 13 ...
Ink, Watercolor
European School Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Astoria, NY
European School, Portrait of a Bearded Man, Conte Crayon on Toned Paper, 19th century, signed "J. Minard" in pencil lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 13.25" H x 10.25" W; frame: 1...
Conté, Crayon, Paper
Portrait Miniature c1765 Letitia Preston Vallancey
Located in Holywell, GB
A fine sanguine chalk drawing on paper of Letitia aged about ten dating to around 1765. Unsigned, inscribed verso and presented in a 19th century mount and frame. “When Letitia Pres...
Chalk
Sold|$12,900
Study of Nude Man, a red chalk study by Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728 - 1781)
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Marco Riccòmini for his help in preparing this note and in particular for pointing out the existence of the drawing in the Musei Civici of Reggio Emilia. The ...
Chalk
Study of a camel loaded with a palanquin, seen from behind by Gustave Guillaumet
Located in PARIS, FR
This family name exists, especially in the Aveyron region, an area which Eugène Mouton knew well having sojourned in Rodez as Imperial Prosecutor. 4. Framing This drawing is presen...
Chalk, Watercolor
A fantasy head composed of three bearded faces
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
ATTRIBUTED TO GIROLAMO MIROLA (or MIRUOLO) (Bologne circa 1530/35 - 1570 Parma) A fantasy head composed of three bearded faces Pen and ink on paper 7 x 7 cm Provenance: Private col...
Ink
Sold|$1,362
Antoine Borel (1743-1810), A sleeping Nymph and a Satyr, watercolor
By Antoine Borel
Located in Paris, FR
Antoine Borel (1743-1810) A sleeping Nymph and a Satyr Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 13 x 16.5 cm Stains and foxings, yellowed (as visible in the pictures) Framed : 25 x 28 ...
Watercolor
Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
By Salvator Rosa
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Salvatore Rosa (Naples 1615 - 1673 Rome) Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, on paper 7 x 5 cm Bears the stamps of collections on the...
Ink
Sold|$1,018
Arthur Chaplin (1869 - 1935) An Imaginary Landscape, 1912, Gouache signed
By Arthur Chaplin
Located in Paris, FR
Arthur Chaplin (1869 - 1935) An Imaginary Landscape, 1912 Gouache on paper signed and dated lower left 25.5 x 19 cm In a vintage frame : 32 x 26 cm, damaged on the top (see photog...
Gouache
France 18th Century, A Lady in red, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
France, end of the 18th century Portrait of a lady in a red coat Pastel on paper 27 x 22 cm In good condition Framed 37 x 33 cm (a small lack in the gilding lower right, see photo p...
Pastel
Sold|$4,620
Rotating Portrait in Arcimboldo Style
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a unique watercolor painting by an unknown artist, following the imaginative and distinctive style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. This intriguing piece features a du...
Paper, Watercolor
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings 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 watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.