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"Orchid on Edge of Window" still life of flower, minimalist, white oil painting
"Orchid on Edge of Window" still life of flower, minimalist, white oil painting

"Orchid on Edge of Window" still life of flower, minimalist, white oil painting

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

A minimalist deconstructed still life, where negative space, white canvas dominates the composition. A swift preliminary drawing of an orchid takes shape, and the wet globs of thick ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Evangelist Matthew, after a Russian icon, school of Moscow, 15th century
The Evangelist Matthew, after a Russian icon, school of Moscow, 15th century

The Evangelist Matthew, after a Russian icon, school of Moscow, 15th century

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century
Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century

Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School
Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School

Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century
Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century

Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.

Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian Icon in the style of the 18th century).
The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian Icon in the style of the 18th century).

The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian Icon in the style of the 18th century).

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Trapped

Valton TylerTrapped, 1970

Price Upon Request

Trapped

By Valton Tyler

Located in Dallas, TX

Of "Trapped", Tyler said "In this case, I designed directly onto the plate without a preliminary drawing. The design simply grew as I worked.

Category

1960s Outsider Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Icon of  The Holy Virgin of  Tenderness (Korsunskaya).
Icon of  The Holy Virgin of  Tenderness (Korsunskaya).

Icon of The Holy Virgin of Tenderness (Korsunskaya).

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Icon of  Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger
Icon of  Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger

Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Brass

Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver oklad
Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver oklad

Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver oklad

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silver

"The Archangel Gabriel" (after a 10th-century Icon from Hilandar Monastery).
"The Archangel Gabriel" (after a 10th-century Icon from Hilandar Monastery).

"The Archangel Gabriel" (after a 10th-century Icon from Hilandar Monastery).

By Oliver Samsinger

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century
Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century

Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

Early 1900s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)
The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)

The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)

By Oliver Samsinger

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Holy Family with Two Saints, after Parmigianino
Holy Family with Two Saints, after Parmigianino

Holy Family with Two Saints, after Parmigianino

By Antonio Da Trento

Located in Middletown, NY

[Bartsch XII 64.24; Takahatake p.22-23] This extremely scarce woodcut is after Parmigianino's preliminary drawing for a large canvas entitled Madonna with Saints Margaret, Benedict,...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Woodcut

Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad
Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad

Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Egg Tempera

Neighborhood

Neighborhood

By Valton Tyler

Located in Dallas, TX

As I looked at the horizontal shape of the space, I began to have a feeling for lining forms in a row. Without a preliminary drawing, I began to work directly on the plate with a bru...

Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century
The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century

The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Summer glow" Contemporary figurative woman's portrait acrylic painting on paper
"Summer glow" Contemporary figurative woman's portrait acrylic painting on paper

"Summer glow" Contemporary figurative woman's portrait acrylic painting on paper

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

She works with a spontaneous approach, often allowing the composition to emerge naturally without rigid preliminary drawing. Visible brushstrokes, layered colors, and unexpected cont...

Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Birth of Christ" after a Russian icon of the 15th century. Oliver Samsinger
"Birth of Christ" after a Russian icon of the 15th century. Oliver Samsinger

"Birth of Christ" after a Russian icon of the 15th century. Oliver Samsinger

Located in Segovia, ES

Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is ...

Category

1990s Byzantine Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Original Anime Production Cel with Matching Drawing, circa 1980s
Original Anime Production Cel with Matching Drawing, circa 1980s

Original Anime Production Cel with Matching Drawing, circa 1980s

Located in Genève, GE

The character is rendered in ink and opaque gouache on a transparent animation cel and is accompanied by its corresponding original production drawing on paper. The drawing shows the...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"
Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"

Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"

By Jean Dupas

Located in PARIS, FR

He worked with the master glassmaker Jacques Charles Champigneulle, who exhibited in his studio on Boulevard du Montparnasse the preliminary drawings for the decoration of the grand ...

Category

1920s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Paper

"Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water" Proposal Drawing for Mural, Figurative, Pencil
"Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water" Proposal Drawing for Mural, Figurative, Pencil

"Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water" Proposal Drawing for Mural, Figurative, Pencil

By Hubert Massey

Located in Detroit, MI

Within the piece pre-industrial civilization finds itself side-by-side with the towering and difficult accomplishments of industrialization with all of the four classical elements su...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry
'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Milwaukee, WI

More evidence of the finality of the painting can be found in the fact that preliminary drawings exist for Cockfight in Cuba that are in the collection of the Springfield Museum of A...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed

Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

The catalog contains comprehensive entries on over 700 drawings, including preliminary studies for major compositions, cartoons, modelli, independent drawings, and copies after Renai...

Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman
4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman

4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman

By Charles Biederman

Located in Hudson, NY

The dates signify the time in which the preliminary drawing was executed and the second marks the date in which the work was fully realized.

Category

1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Keith Harring In Progress

Keith Harring In Progress

By Moisés Yagües

Located in PARIS, FR

The contrast is striking, since Haring worked with extraordinary speed and spontaneity, drawing without preliminary sketches. The title is especially fitting for Haring, who made "ar...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unique Stamped Lead Decorative Panel by Roger Capron, France c.1968
Unique Stamped Lead Decorative Panel by Roger Capron, France c.1968

Unique Stamped Lead Decorative Panel by Roger Capron, France c.1968

By Roger Capron

Located in St Ouen, FR

The last image shows the preliminary sketch (drawing) executed by the artist.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Archaistic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Gold-Leaf Gilded Lead Panel, Roger Capron, France c.1968
Gold-Leaf Gilded Lead Panel, Roger Capron, France c.1968

Gold-Leaf Gilded Lead Panel, Roger Capron, France c.1968

By Roger Capron

Located in St Ouen, FR

The last two images show a picture of an excerpt from Roger Capron’s official catalogue featuring a similar panel, and rare testimony : a preliminary sketch (drawing) executed by the...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Spanish Colonial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Lead

SPACE VOYAGE Signed Lithograph, 1984, Expressionist Style, Latin American Artist
SPACE VOYAGE Signed Lithograph, 1984, Expressionist Style, Latin American Artist

SPACE VOYAGE Signed Lithograph, 1984, Expressionist Style, Latin American Artist

By Raquel Forner

Located in Union City, NJ

"The drama" was presented as a synthesis of several other pieces that made up the saga of contemporary human pain. A series of preliminary, simple and monumental drawings gave way to...

Category

1980s Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima

Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima

By Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima

Located in New York, NY

A lavish publication that features numerous photographs in both black and white and full color, along with sketches and preliminary drawings. Pictured are individual pieces of furnit...

Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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Prices for pieces in our collection of preliminary drawings start at $85 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $2,500.