Attributed to Eugene Lami, a Hussar on his horse, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19th century, Attributed to Eugene Lami (1800-1890) A Hussar on his Horse on a battlefield Watercolor on paper 14 x 13 cm In a very nice mount with the annotation "E La...
Watercolor
18th century pastel portrait of Lady Norris
Located in London, GB
Collections: Christie’s, 16 March 1923; Sir James Roberts (1848-1935), (35 gns); Roberts sale, Christie’s 20 March 1936, Howard Young; Meinhard Galleries Houston, Texas; Private...
Pastel
Composition with Two Kings and Two Franciscans
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Filippo Bellini (Urbino 1550 – Macerata 1603) Composition with Two Kings and Two Franciscans Pen and brown ink over black chalk, 28.1 × 25.5 cm Unsigned Condition: slightly light...
Pencil, Ink
Martyrdom of Saint Caecilian
By Domenico Gabbiani (attr.)
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrdom of Saint Caecilian is a valuable original drawing (black chalk, pen and China ink, brush and wash on laid paper, backed) by a member of the Tuscan School of the XVIII centu...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
After Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673 - 1757) A coy glance Pastel on paper 15 x 13 in. (38.2 x 33 cm.)
Paper, Pastel
Studies of Horses Sebastien Leclerc (French 1637-1714)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Studies of Horses Sebastien Leclerc (French 1637-1714) Pen and ink on paper Inscribed on verso “Sebastien LeClerc” 13 ¼ x 8 ¾ (18 x 15 ½ frame) inches Provenance: J. A. Duval Le Camu...
Paper, Ink, Pen
Follower of Francesco Guardi, Figures in a Mediterranean port by a Roman Arch
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Harkstead, GB
A lively, well executed sketch painted by a 19th century follower of Francesco Guardi Follower of Francesco Guardi, 19th Century Figures by a Roman Arch Watercolour with ink and sc...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Sold|$2,132
Josephus Augustus Knip (1777-1847), Picturesque Landscape Of The Alps
Located in PARIS, FR
Josephus Augustus KNIP Tilbourg 1777 - Berlicum 1847 Picturesque landscape of the Alps with anthropomorphic rock Circa 1800 Watercolor, gouache and brown ink Signed lower left 47 x ...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Attributed to Peter Le Cave, 18th Century watercolor on laid paper, rustic scene
Located in Harkstead, GB
Attributed to Peter Le Cave (active 1769-1816) Figures resting in a rustic landscape Watercolor over traces of pencil on laid paper 5 x 8¼ inches A charming rustic scene with a fami...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse - French school 19th century
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Beautiful painting of Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback with his troops fighting a battle in the distance. While his horse appears startled, perhaps due to the gunfire, Napoleon, in hi...
Paper, Oil
Self Portrait, Drawing at the Window
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) Title: Self Portrait, Drawing at the Window Year: 1648 Medium: Etching Paper: Verge paper Image (plate mark) size: 6.35 x 5.25 inch...
Etching
Antique French Classical Study of the Male Back Nude Drawing 19th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Study of the Male Back French School, early/ mid 19th century charcoal on artist paper stuck on board, glass covering framed framed: 13 x 9 inches board : 12 x 8 inches Provenance: p...
Charcoal
Sold|$4,101
winter Landscape with horses drawing a cart, by Wilhelm Westrop
Located in York, GB
A winter Landscape scene with horses drawing a cart,by Wilhelm Westrop.(German 1876-1954) oil on canvas laid on board, housed in a gilt frame . signed . early twentieth century Size ...
Oil
18th C. Portrait of Anne Boleyn after 16th C. Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This portrait of Anne Boleyn entitled "Anna Bollein, Queen" is an etching and stipple engraving, printed in color on light pink-colored paper with hand-coloring in 1797. It is from "...
Engraving, Etching
Sold|$575
18th C. Bartolozzi Portrait of Queen Mary from a 16th Century Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Lady Mary after Queen" portrait etching and stipple engraving, printed in color on pink paper and hand finished, from "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbei...
Engraving, Etching
Sold|$875
18th C. Portrait of a Woman in Henry VIII's Court from a 16th C. Holbein Drawing
By Hans Holbein
Located in Alamo, CA
This portrait of a noble woman in King Henry VIII's court entitled "M. Souch" is an etching and stipple engraving, printed in color on light pink-colored paper with hand-coloring, in...
Engraving, Etching
Sold|$85,000
The Archers
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: William Randolph Hearst, California; and by descent to his great-nephew; From whom acquired, ca. 1990 by: Private Collection, New York (1990-2022) Michelangelo’s The Ar...
Paper, Chalk
Study after the Farnese Hercules
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, New York. This study of a nude male’s torso and legs is a direct study after the Farnese Hercules (Fig. 1), an ancient Roman sculpture discovered in ...
Paper, Chalk
Sold|$6,000
An Aristocratic Couple Observing the Carving of a Tomb Effigy for a Knight
Located in New York, NY
Miniature on vellum Provenance: Gertrude Huston Laughlin (d. 1998), widow of James Laughlin (1914–1997), founder of New Directions Publishing. Meadow House, Norfolk Connecticut; by...
Vellum
A Courtly Scene with a Maiden Reading to a Prince and Princess
Located in New York, NY
Miniature on vellum Provenance: Gertrude Huston Laughlin (d. 1998), widow of James Laughlin (1914–1997), founder of New Directions Publishing. Meadow House, Norfolk Connecticut; by...
Vellum
The Death of Fausta and Crispus (from Donizetti’s “Fausta”)
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, UK This grand drawing by Giuseppe Cammarano, one the principal exponents of Neoclassical painting in Naples, depicts the climactic death of Fausta a...
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen
Study of a Soldier on Horseback
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed, lower center: “Ruggeri Veronese” Provenance: Wilhelm Suida (1877–1959), New York; by descent to: Robert L. and Bertina Suida Manning, New York, until 1996 Private Collec...
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Sketch after Joseph Ducreux’s Self-Portraits
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Thomas Rowlandson was one of the leading English caricaturists of the late 18th and early 19th century. He is best remembered for his satir...
Paper, Ink, Pen
Sold|$65,000
Study of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
Signed, lower right: Wm Bouguereau Provenance: with Galerie Percier, Paris with Galerie Drouant-David, Paris Private Collection, Chicago Bouguereau was the preeminent academic p...
Pastel, Board, Paper
Sold|$6,265
Framed 17th Century Old Masters Drawing
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed 17th Century Old Masters Pen & Ink Drawing "The Three Graces".
Pen
Sepia Drawing of a Male Nude Holding an Anvil, Attributed G. Bazzini 1690-1769
Located in Hallowell, ME
Bearing signature and attributed to Bazinni, red chalk on laid paper, net image is approximately 19" x 13 3/4"
Chalk
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.
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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.
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