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In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Settee
In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Settee

In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Settee

By Andrea Brustolon, Valentino Panciera Besarel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Settees

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Throne
In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Throne

In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Throne

By Andrea Brustolon, Valentino Besarel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder I, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder I, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder I, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Lamp, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Lamp, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Lamp, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, Flower Pot, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, Flower Pot, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, Flower Pot, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, Bottle, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, Bottle, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, Bottle, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Soup Tureen, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Soup Tureen, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Soup Tureen, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, Violin, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, Violin, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, Violin, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, Guitar, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, Guitar, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, Guitar, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Book, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Book, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Book, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder II, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder II, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

Juan Gris, The Coffee Grinder II, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)

By Juan Gris

Located in Southampton, NY

The folio features Reverdy’s handwritten text paired with eleven lithographs after Gris’s preparatory drawings and paintings, printed with the technical brilliance of Mourlot Freres.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Double Portrait Oil Painting Brothers George, 2nd Duke Buckingham & Lord Francis
Double Portrait Oil Painting Brothers George, 2nd Duke Buckingham & Lord Francis

Double Portrait Oil Painting Brothers George, 2nd Duke Buckingham & Lord Francis

By (After) Anthony Van Dyck

Located in London, GB

That of the younger boy in particular is more solidly built up than the lower part of the figure. A preparatory drawing for the younger boy is in the British Museum.

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Lion Griffon Carved Italian 1860 Monks Settle Bench Internal Storage
Antique Lion Griffon Carved Italian 1860 Monks Settle Bench Internal Storage

Antique Lion Griffon Carved Italian 1860 Monks Settle Bench Internal Storage

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying...

Category

Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Benches

Materials

Oak

La Corbeille de Fruits - Modern Still Life Oil Painting by André Hambourg
La Corbeille de Fruits - Modern Still Life Oil Painting by André Hambourg

La Corbeille de Fruits - Modern Still Life Oil Painting by André Hambourg

By André Hambourg

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

From these travels he brought back many sketches and preparatory drawings for subsequent paintings and for use as illustrations in collectors' editions of books.In 1951 President Vin...

Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude)

Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude)

By Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Located in New York, NY

The project was financed entirely by Christo and Jeanne-Claude through the sale of Christo’s original preparatory drawings, collages, scale models, early Packages and Wrapped Objects...

Category

1960s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Lithograph

Les petits chevaux de la plage - Modern Landscape Oil by André Hambourg
Les petits chevaux de la plage - Modern Landscape Oil by André Hambourg

Les petits chevaux de la plage - Modern Landscape Oil by André Hambourg

By André Hambourg

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

From these travels he brought back many sketches and preparatory drawings for subsequent paintings and for use as illustrations in collectors' editions of books.In 1951 President Vin...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Christo - Surrounded Islands Project for Biscayne poster, hand signed by Christo
Christo - Surrounded Islands Project for Biscayne poster, hand signed by Christo

Christo - Surrounded Islands Project for Biscayne poster, hand signed by Christo

By Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Located in New York, NY

As with Christo and Jeanne-Claude's previous art projects, Surrounded Islands was entirely financed by the artists, through the sale of preparatory drawings, collages, and early work...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Art Card: The Umbrellas Japan-USA Hand Signed by Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Framed
Art Card: The Umbrellas Japan-USA Hand Signed by Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Framed

Art Card: The Umbrellas Japan-USA Hand Signed by Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Framed

By Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Located in New York, NY

All previous projects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been financed in a similar manner through the sale of the studies, preparatory drawings, collages, scale models, early works, ...

Category

1990s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Postcard

Art Card: Surrounded Islands (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude), Framed
Art Card: Surrounded Islands (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude), Framed

Art Card: Surrounded Islands (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude), Framed

By Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Located in New York, NY

As with Christo and Jeanne-Claude's previous art projects, Surrounded Islands was entirely financed by the artists, through the sale of preparatory drawings, collages, and early work...

Category

1980s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Postcard

Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s
Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s

Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s

Located in PARIS, FR

He makes sketches, preparatory drawings. In fact he marries his subject, becomes his subject that he could draw from memory.

Category

Vintage 1980s French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Marcoussis etching, Cubist, 1931, You, Me, and That White Rabbit
Marcoussis etching, Cubist, 1931, You, Me, and That White Rabbit

Marcoussis etching, Cubist, 1931, You, Me, and That White Rabbit

By Louis Marcoussis

Located in Fairlawn, OH

This Carroll connection should be regarded as an interpretive possibility rather than a firmly documented source. A preparatory drawing for Rue Caulaincourt is known, signed and dat...

Category

1930s Cubist Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, inclu...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, inclu...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, inclu...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Madrid, ES

Anxious to renew the repertoire of models available to the Gobelins factory, the Duc d’Antin, surintendant des Bâtiments du roi from 1708 to 1736 followed by his successor, Philibert...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

King of Coins - Screen print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

King of Coins - Screen print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Joseph Stella (American, 1877–1946) Floral Study, Pencil And Crayon On Paper
Joseph Stella (American, 1877–1946) Floral Study, Pencil And Crayon On Paper

Joseph Stella (American, 1877–1946) Floral Study, Pencil And Crayon On Paper

By Joseph Stella

Located in Norwood, NJ

Likely a preparatory or observational work, the drawing reveals the artist’s sensitivity to structure and movement, bridging realism and modernist abstraction.

Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Italian City - Offset by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

Italian City - Offset by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s
"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s

"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He also executed a watercolor of the same two figures, so clearly came away from his day of painting with several drawings and preparatory sketches. Bouverie-Hoyton studied at Golds...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

King of Coins - Screen print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
King of Coins - Screen print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

King of Coins - Screen print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

The Second Mrs Tanqueray Act III 1950 Haymarket Theatre Costume Watercolour by C
The Second Mrs Tanqueray Act III 1950 Haymarket Theatre Costume Watercolour by C

The Second Mrs Tanqueray Act III 1950 Haymarket Theatre Costume Watercolour by C

By Cecil Beaton

Located in Bristol, CT

Provenance: Palm Beach Galleries #336 Worth Avenue w/ c1960's label on verso Art Sz: 18 1/4"H x 13"W Frame Sz: 27 1/4"H x 22 1/4"W Preparatory ink on paper drawing for our waterc...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Leonard Baskin, Frightened Old Man, 1950, Woodcut, Artist Proof, Signed
Leonard Baskin, Frightened Old Man, 1950, Woodcut, Artist Proof, Signed

Leonard Baskin, Frightened Old Man, 1950, Woodcut, Artist Proof, Signed

By Leonard Baskin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Many of his prints and drawings served as preparatory studies for his imposing bronze and wood sculptures of animals and figures.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Grapes
Grapes

Grapes

By Beth van Hoesen

Located in San Francisco, CA

She worked mainly in print media, especially etching, using drawings extensively for preparatory work. Her style is lively and playful, with attention to the telling detail.

Category

1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Color, Etching, Aquatint

King of Coins - Etching by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
King of Coins - Etching by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

King of Coins - Etching by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Dinner - Etching by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Dinner - Etching by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Source - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Source - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Source - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Le Monde - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
Le Monde - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

Le Monde - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Moon - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Moon - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Moon - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Stars - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Stars - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Stars - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Tower - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Tower - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Tower - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Emperor - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Emperor - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Emperor - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Fortune - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Fortune - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Fortune - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Popess - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Popess - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Pope - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Pope - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Pope - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Empress - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Empress - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Force - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Force - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Force - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Lovers - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
The Lovers - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

The Lovers - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

The artist perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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