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Old Master Sketch

Four Rare Italian School 19th Century Old Master Sketches Drawings by F Mazzoli
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original 19th century Old Master drawings by F Mazzoli Please note the delivery fee listed is just a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Drawings

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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
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Vellum, Pencil

Sketch of a Man in Profile
Located in London, GB
(26.5 x 17.5 cm) Framed Provenance The estate of Joseph McCrindle Christies Old Masters and British
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Study of Feet and a Figure Sketch
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Jacob JORDAENS (Antwerp 1593–1678) Study of Feet and a Figure Sketch Red and black
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17th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

17th century etching black and white figures sketch
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
would travel the Roman Campagna, sketching landscapes. Although both artists have been called landscape
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Anatomie d'Un Reve, " Original figurative sketch print signed
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist in dark robes painting while shadows and faint sketches of figures walk around in the background
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

20th century color lithograph figurative landscape print sepia sketch signed
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nicolas Poussin, Homage" is an original color lithograph by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 37/180, in the lower left. ...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
master of various genres of painting, including refined and tranquil Italianising landscapes, monumental
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
was a master of various genres of painting, including refined and tranquil Italianising landscapes
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Du Jardin was a master of various genres of painting, including refined and tranquil Italianising
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep tree black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
etchings of rams. 3 3/4" x 7 3/4" art 16 3/8" x 19 1/8" frame Du Jardin was a master of various genres
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

Study for a Hunting Scene, a red chalk sketch attributed to Karel du Jardin
Located in PARIS, FR
also for its technique: a barely sketched red chalk drawing, probably preparatory to a work in ink wash
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1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Ink, Laid Paper

"East Providence" Oscar Bluemner, Drawing of East Providence, Architectural
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
, while closely studying the old masters and sketching outdoors in Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

"Shrine I" Watercolor with Lacquer Mixed Media
By Yuriko Takata
Located in Surfside, FL
images inspired by the oil paintings of the old Dutch Masters. After making extensive sketches in exotic
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Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media

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Wood, Mixed Media, Watercolor

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Circa 1600 Italian Oil Sketch Master Drawing by Pietro Sorri Pentecost Design
Located in Gouda, NL
style. Sorri frequently worked out compositional ideas in small-scale sketches in grisaille or
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Untitled
By Stephen Irwin
Located in New york, NY
evocative of Old Master sketches, anatomy studies, quiet portraits of loved ones, and erotic art
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Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

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Magazine Paper

Untitled
By Stephen Irwin
Located in New york, NY
evocative of Old Master sketches, anatomy studies, quiet portraits of loved ones, and erotic art
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Magazine Paper

Untitled
Untitled
H 14.82 in W 12.13 in D 1.13 in
Sketch of the Battle of Hanau
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in Greven, DE
Workshop of Emile Jean Horace Vernet (1789 – Paris - 1863) Sketch of the Battle of Hanau c. 1824
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait sketch of Laetitia Tipping, Lady Sandys (1699 -1779), as a child
By Charles Jervas
Located in London, Central London
Laetitia Tipping was the daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Bt. and Anne Cheeke, she married Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys of Ombersley PC on 9th June 1725.
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Nude Sketch Nº2 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº2" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Other Medium, Pencil

Nude Sketch Nº3 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº3" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Other Medium, Pencil

Nude Sketch Nº1 - 21st Century Contemporary Minimal Sepia on Paper Nude Drawing
By Yaroslava Tichshenko
Located in Singapore, SG
Reminiscent of the old masters, "Nude Sketch Nº1" by Yaroslava Tichshenko is characterized by the
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Other Medium

Tabletop Bouquet, 1888, Floral Still Life by Minnie Rankin Wyman (1871-1963)
Located in New York, NY
spending time in Italy studying the old masters and sketching the warm glow of the Spanish landscape, Wyman
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Red chalk Old Master Sketch of a Battle Scene after Maarten van Heemskerck
Located in Leesburg, VA
Red chalk Old Master Sketch of a Battle Scene after Maarten van Heemskerck Follower of Maarten van
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Rococo Drawings

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Paper

Selection of Figural Nude Drawings or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
. It measures 10.5" H x 9.25" W. SOLD Bottom row, from left to right: 4) Old master style nude study
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Cupids - Original China Ink Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
masters artwork is a rapid sketch showing the draftsmanship of the Italian artist. A rapid and sure touch
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Late 18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Shrine I" Watercolor with Lacquer Mixed Media
By Yuriko Takata
Located in Surfside, FL
images inspired by the oil paintings of the old Dutch Masters. After making extensive sketches in exotic
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Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Watercolor

17th/18th Century Old Master Sketches
Located in New Orleans, LA
An old master sketch page, almost certainly done in preparation for a painting, from either the
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Graphite

18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Nude Figure Sketches Male & Female
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Sketches Italian School, mid 18th century circle of Pompeo Batoni (1707-1787) charcoal
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Portrait Sketch - Figurative study of a gentleman in a turban
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
William Lock the Younger (Norbury 1767-1847 Mickleham) Portrait Sketch - Figurative study of a
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Self portrait of a young man, dashing bohemian French or Russian painter sketch
Located in Norwich, GB
left. Beautifully sketched with great confidence, the work is unsigned, as clearly it was not
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Hackensack"
By Oscar Florianus Bluemner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, while closely studying the old masters and sketching outdoors in Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands
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1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Sketch after Joseph Ducreux’s Self-Portraits
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in New York, NY
figures sketched after etchings by the French portraitist Joseph Ducreux (1735–1802). Ducreux fled France
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

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Flemish Old Master, Study of Donkey Carriage, 17th Century, Sanguine Drawing
Located in Greven, DE
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Antique circa 1880 Super Rare Black Forest Hand Carved and Painted Whip Hook
By Black Forest
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By Armand Guillaumin
Located in Paris, FR
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Early 20th Carved Medallions Full Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed
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    A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. 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 in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
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    A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
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    Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. 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. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.