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French Hillside Village Ink Drawing Landscape Study Bridge and Buildings
French Hillside Village Ink Drawing Landscape Study Bridge and Buildings

French Hillside Village Ink Drawing Landscape Study Bridge and Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The palette combines warm ochres and reds with cooler greens and blues, giving the composition a lively, almost sketchbook immediacy. The layered line work builds texture and depth, ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink, Pen, Felt Pen

A Surreal Watercolor Painting on Mohachi Shikishi, "Molt"
A Surreal Watercolor Painting on Mohachi Shikishi, "Molt"

A Surreal Watercolor Painting on Mohachi Shikishi, "Molt"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

A Toned and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Shellac Ink, "Resonance 1-3"
A Toned and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Shellac Ink, "Resonance 1-3"

A Toned and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype with Shellac Ink, "Resonance 1-3"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Cotton Sateen, "Relational Gradient"
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Cotton Sateen, "Relational Gradient"

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Cotton Sateen, "Relational Gradient"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Conceptual Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Toned, Bleached and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Indexical"
A Toned, Bleached and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Indexical"

A Toned, Bleached and Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Indexical"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper, "Lynn's Coil"
A Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper, "Lynn's Coil"

A Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper, "Lynn's Coil"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"
A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

A Surreal Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Nimble Articulation"
A Surreal Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Nimble Articulation"

A Surreal Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Nimble Articulation"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper, Watercolor

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Film

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"
A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Conceptual Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Film

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 9"
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 9"

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 9"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 7"
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 7"

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 7"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 6"
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 6"

A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 6"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

Starting with ideas prompted from research, Neil processes these topics in her sketchbook, writing down quotes and theoretical diagrams, which are then edited down to form the visual...

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

River Thames at Dusk-original impressionism London painting-contemporary Art
River Thames at Dusk-original impressionism London painting-contemporary Art

River Thames at Dusk-original impressionism London painting-contemporary Art

By David Farren

Located in London, Chelsea

The Artist States: “The painting process begins with finding inspiration -walking the streets of New York or London with my sketchbook and camera, looking for interesting light and c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ann Bridges, The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep, Original Landscape Painting
Ann Bridges, The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep, Original Landscape Painting

Ann Bridges, The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep, Original Landscape Painting

By Ann Bridges

Located in Deddington, GB

Ann has been awarded Arts Council of Wales funding for research projects carried out through visual diaries and sketchbooks and is a member of The Royal Cambrian Academy.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Ink

Ann Bridges, Late Afternoon Sunshine (poppies), Floral Art, Affordable Art
Ann Bridges, Late Afternoon Sunshine (poppies), Floral Art, Affordable Art

Ann Bridges, Late Afternoon Sunshine (poppies), Floral Art, Affordable Art

By Ann Bridges

Located in Deddington, GB

Ann has been awarded Arts Council of Wales funding for research projects carried out through visual diaries and sketchbooks and is a member of The Royal Cambrian Academy.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink, Board

Ann Bridges, Stealing Red Cherries, Original Still Life Painting, Bright Art
Ann Bridges, Stealing Red Cherries, Original Still Life Painting, Bright Art

Ann Bridges, Stealing Red Cherries, Original Still Life Painting, Bright Art

By Ann Bridges

Located in Deddington, GB

Ann has been awarded Arts Council of Wales funding for research projects carried out through visual diaries and sketchbooks and is a member of The Royal Cambrian Academy.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… and Sun Lion
Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… and Sun Lion

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… and Sun Lion

Located in Deddington, GB

I design the image in my sketchbook and then transfer it to lino, which I hand-carve.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Linocut

French Architectural Gateway Ink Drawing 1986 by Bernard Labbe
French Architectural Gateway Ink Drawing 1986 by Bernard Labbe

French Architectural Gateway Ink Drawing 1986 by Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The perspective draws the viewer inward through the central archway, giving the piece a sense of depth and structure. Unlike the looser sketchbook studies, this work shows a higher l...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Pen, Ink

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men and other studies, drawing
French Romantic School, Portraits of young men and other studies, drawing

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men and other studies, drawing

Located in Paris, FR

The sheet brings together several studies on a single support, a common practice in sketchbooks and studio sheets of the period. The French Romantic movement flourished between the ...

Category

1850s Romantic Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing
French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing

Located in Paris, FR

The double-sided nature of the sheet evokes the context of a studio sketchbook or a working session drawn from life: these portraits were not intended for public presentation, but re...

Category

1850s Romantic Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink

Forsaken Acrylic Painting of Angel, Abstract Style, Unframed

Forsaken Acrylic Painting of Angel, Abstract Style, Unframed

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte Sant'Angelo time and time again, and with his sketchbook in hand he saw a world of Bernini's angels erupt into technicolor.

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Angel Face VIII - Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Angel Face VIII - Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte Sant'Angelo time and time again, and with his sketchbook in hand he saw a world of Bernini's angels erupt into vivid tech...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Prisma - Original Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome
Prisma - Original Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Prisma - Original Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte Sant'Angelo time and time again, and with his sketchbook in hand he saw a world of Bernini's angels erupt into technicolor.

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Gouache

Adele Riley, Sea Mist, Seascape Art, Original Painting, Affordable Art
Adele Riley, Sea Mist, Seascape Art, Original Painting, Affordable Art

Adele Riley, Sea Mist, Seascape Art, Original Painting, Affordable Art

By Adele Riley

Located in Deddington, GB

Adele normally loves to start her works plein air, but with recent restrictions her numerous sketchbooks have come in to their own! This painting has a soft muted palette, it’s delic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study
Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study

Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Greek Coastal Fortress Landscape Watercolor Mediterranean Architecture Study Artist: Bernard Labbe (French, mid 20th century) Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper, unframed Siz...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Angel with Nails III - Oil Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angels in Rome
Angel with Nails III - Oil Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angels in Rome

Angel with Nails III - Oil Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angels in Rome

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte Sant'Angelo time and time again, and with his sketchbook in hand he saw a world of Bernini's angels erupt into technicolor.

Category

2010s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Oil

German Town with Twin Spired Church Pencil Drawing L J Wortley Study No 27
German Town with Twin Spired Church Pencil Drawing L J Wortley Study No 27

German Town with Twin Spired Church Pencil Drawing L J Wortley Study No 27

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The sheet is inscribed “No. 27 — L.J.W.” in the upper right corner, suggesting it formed part of a numbered series of studies or a sketchbook produced during travel.

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Pencil

UNTITLED (DRAWING OF A TOWN IN ITALY)

UNTITLED (DRAWING OF A TOWN IN ITALY)

By William Thon

Located in Portland, ME

The sketchbook with a label inscribed "Thon Estate #2939 Sketch Book."

Category

Mid-20th Century Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink

19th Century Dried & Foraged Seaweed Specimen Botanical Book Natural History
19th Century Dried & Foraged Seaweed Specimen Botanical Book Natural History

19th Century Dried & Foraged Seaweed Specimen Botanical Book Natural History

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A very beautifully filled sketchbook published by Rooke & Co of London, of dried and preserved sea weeds with hand penned species. 10 pages all full with multiple specimens, with o...

Category

Mid-19th Century British Sketchbook Used

Materials

Natural Fiber

Composition of Elements - Etching by Giovanni Omiccioli - 1974

Composition of Elements - Etching by Giovanni Omiccioli - 1974

By Giovanni Omiccioli

Located in Roma, IT

In the centre of the sheet, the artist gathers a series of small vignettes—boats, birds, plants, clouds, animals, rural fragments and tiny figures—each drawn with a light, spontaneou...

Category

1970s Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Etching

"Landscape Study on Daguerreotype Plate", Oil Painting Italian Countryside Hills
"Landscape Study on Daguerreotype Plate", Oil Painting Italian Countryside Hills

"Landscape Study on Daguerreotype Plate", Oil Painting Italian Countryside Hills

By Dina Brodsky

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brodsky would place herself in a single spot, gazing out at the Trevi Fountain or the lush countryside, and spend hours working in her prized sketchbook. She would take in all the de...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Copper

Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Pink Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting
Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Pink Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting

Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Pink Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting

By Dina Brodsky

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brodsky would place herself in a single spot, gazing out at the Trevi Fountain or the lush countryside, and spend hours working in her prized sketchbook. She would take in all the de...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Film, Oil

Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Orange Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting
Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Orange Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting

Kodak Chrome Film Painting - “Orange Sky”, Miniature landscape oil painting

By Dina Brodsky

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brodsky would place herself in a single spot, gazing out at the Trevi Fountain or the lush countryside, and spend hours working in her prized sketchbook. She would take in all the de...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Film, Oil

Seated Male Figure Profile Watercolour Portrait Study Expressive Figure Painting
Seated Male Figure Profile Watercolour Portrait Study Expressive Figure Painting

Seated Male Figure Profile Watercolour Portrait Study Expressive Figure Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Condition: good vintage condition with visible age-related wear, including light creasing, minor surface marks, and some edge perforation from a sketchbook. Colours remain stable and...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Condition: good vintage condition with visible age-related wear, including light creasing, minor surface marks, and sketchbook edge perforation. Colours remain fresh and well preserv...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Carnet Intimes

Carnet Intimes

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Henderson, NV

Printed in 1955 by Draeger Freres, this composition is from George Braque's Intimate Sketchbooks (Carnets Intimes). Braque had kept these drawings private, but finally consented to h...

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Offset

To a Higher Realm Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, 21st Century
To a Higher Realm Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, 21st Century

To a Higher Realm Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, 21st Century

By Daniel Ketelhut

Located in San Diego, CA

As part of the "Karma and Rebirth" series, the work represents the "final maturation" of forms that began as chaotic sketchbook scribbles, now alchemically transmuted into articulabl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Oil

Venice: The Bay of San Marco
Venice: The Bay of San Marco

Venice: The Bay of San Marco

By Carlo Bossoli

Located in London, GB

Not only did he stay there for a very long period of time but he also frequently returned, filing a large number of his sketchbooks, as he did with his views of the lakes and any pan...

Category

19th Century Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Tempera

La Fontaine de Vaucluse Hillside Village French Landscape Watercolour Painting
La Fontaine de Vaucluse Hillside Village French Landscape Watercolour Painting

La Fontaine de Vaucluse Hillside Village French Landscape Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Subtle handling marks and perforations to the upper edge from original sketchbook binding. Colours remain vivid and stable, with no foxing or discolouration.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Amanda Horvath, Secret Spring Original Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
Amanda Horvath, Secret Spring Original Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art

Amanda Horvath, Secret Spring Original Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art

By Amanda Horvath

Located in Deddington, GB

This is a beautiful peaceful place and I often walk here taking my sketchbook. Light filters through the leaves creating dramatic shadows over the forest floor where grasses and flow...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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You are likely to find exactly the sketchbook used you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 4 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a sketchbook used may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a sketchbook used to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, brown, white and more. A sketchbook used from Gregory Halpern, Kim MacConnel, Yoonmi Nam, Henry Moore and Tomi Ungerer — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in c print, paper and paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Sketchbook Used?

The average selling price for a sketchbook used we offer is $2,548, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $58,000 for the highest priced.