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Factory workers homebound in the rain.
Factory workers homebound in the rain.

Factory workers homebound in the rain.

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

To capture authentic, unposed moments, Conor would hide loose sketchbook pages inside a newspaper. He would pretend to read while secretly sketching people in the street.

Category

1960s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Wax

Charcoal Portrait “Laughs with World, Dies Alone”
Charcoal Portrait “Laughs with World, Dies Alone”

Charcoal Portrait “Laughs with World, Dies Alone”

Located in San Francisco, CA

Which is precisely what makes this and the other four tonalist works from the same sketchbook by this artist, each offered separately, so interesting.

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

lithograph

lithograph

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Henderson, NV

Printed in 1955 at the Mourlot Freres atelier, this composition is from George Braque's Intimate Sketchbooks (Carnets Intimes). Braque had kept these drawings private, but finally co...

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Lithograph

lithograph

lithograph

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Henderson, NV

Printed in 1955 at the Mourlot Freres atelier, this composition is from George Braque's Intimate Sketchbooks (Carnets Intimes). Braque had kept these drawings private, but finally co...

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Lithograph

Angel with Die- Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Angel with Die- Colorful Painting of 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, Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Angel Face I - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Angel Face I - Colorful Painting of 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, Acrylic

Angel Overlap - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculpture in Rome
Angel Overlap - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculpture in Rome

Angel Overlap - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculpture 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, Paper

Marinas No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, seascape, Tanzania
Marinas No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, seascape, Tanzania

Marinas No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, seascape, Tanzania

By Calo Carratalá

Located in Paris, FR

Travel is at the heart of the artist’s creative process: he immerses himself in the places he visits in order to paint them. With sketchbook in hand, the artist captures his immediat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Angel with Veronica's Veil II - Abstract vs Figurative painting of Angel

Angel with Veronica's Veil II - Abstract vs Figurative painting of Angel

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, Acrylic

Angel with Spear (diptych)- Abstract vs Figurative painting of Angel

Angel with Spear (diptych)- Abstract vs Figurative painting of Angel

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

lithograph for Carnet Californie

lithograph for Carnet Californie

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: lithograph (after the the sketch). Executed as a sketchbook drawing during the middle 1950's and subsequently made available by Picasso for publication as a lithograph.

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Lithograph

"Paradise" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy

"Paradise" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

Although El Maadawy held no solo exhibitions with Safarkhan during his career as an artist, he was nevertheless one of the Egyptian Modernist period’s preeminent watercolorists, prod...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Plato's Cave (Contemporary Figurative, Interior Painting on Linen, Signed)
Plato's Cave (Contemporary Figurative, Interior Painting on Linen, Signed)

Plato's Cave (Contemporary Figurative, Interior Painting on Linen, Signed)

Located in Hudson, NY

I then progress to gesso, white, colored, or clear and paint in elements from my photographs and sketchbook studies to develop the composition. There I discover what the painting is ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Raw Linen, Acrylic, Mica

Landscape Painting, 18th Century, in the Manner of Nicolaes Berchem, (1620-1683)
Landscape Painting, 18th Century, in the Manner of Nicolaes Berchem, (1620-1683)

Landscape Painting, 18th Century, in the Manner of Nicolaes Berchem, (1620-1683)

Located in Toronto, CA

These were artists who travelled to Italy in order to soak up the romanticism of the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery.

Category

18th Century Dutch Other Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century
Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

This visual language, reminiscent of the sketchbooks of traveling painters or stage designers, calls to mind certain pastoral scenes by Giovanni Fattori or Telemaco Signorini, major ...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Underworld - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Underworld - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art

Underworld - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art

Located in London, Chelsea

This early fascination with botanical forms became a defining moment in her artistic journey. From childhood sketchbooks to large-scale oil paintings, Natalie’s work has evolved int...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York City Skyline in 3D (Iconic, Dramatic, Skyscraper, Manhattan, ~41% OFF)
New York City Skyline in 3D (Iconic, Dramatic, Skyscraper, Manhattan, ~41% OFF)

New York City Skyline in 3D (Iconic, Dramatic, Skyscraper, Manhattan, ~41% OFF)

By Gottfried Salzmann

Located in Kansas City, MO

Gottfried Salzmann, Austrian contemporary artist, watercolor painting, architectural watercolor, urban landscapes, drawing, engraving, lithography, photography and paint, mixed media...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Archival Paper

Benasque 2 by C. Carratalá - large painting, mountain landscape, snow
Benasque 2 by C. Carratalá - large painting, mountain landscape, snow

Benasque 2 by C. Carratalá - large painting, mountain landscape, snow

By Calo Carratalá

Located in Paris, FR

With a passion for traveling, Calo Carratalá has taken in myriad landscapes : from the Amazon to Colorado, the Alps and the Pyrenees and up to the forests of Norway. Armed with sketc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

lithograph for Carnet Californie

lithograph for Carnet Californie

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: lithograph (after the the sketch). Executed as a sketchbook drawing during the middle 1950's and subsequently made available by Picasso for publication as a lithograph.

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Lithograph

Nancy Dwyer "S" Sculpture or Table
Nancy Dwyer "S" Sculpture or Table

Nancy Dwyer "S" Sculpture or Table

Located in Greensboro, NC

It was found in a barn, along with other signed works by her and a sketchbook of some of her pieces. This could be part of a larger work, but is being sold as-found.

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood

Dark Materials - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Dark Materials - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art

Dark Materials - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art

Located in London, Chelsea

This early fascination with botanical forms became a defining moment in her artistic journey. From childhood sketchbooks to large-scale oil paintings, Natalie’s work has evolved int...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ascending the Bramble

Ascending the Bramble

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Acrylic

Buried Seeds

Buried Seeds

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic

American abstract collage by a female artist from the 1930s
American abstract collage by a female artist from the 1930s

American abstract collage by a female artist from the 1930s

By Janet Todd Young

Located in Colfax, CA

This work is from a collection of works owned by the family. Many were in sketchbooks, or loose in portfolios. Most all of the works, including this one, are unsigned.

Category

1930s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Mixed Media

A Large, Compelling Mid-Century Modern Figurative Painting- Equestrienne & Clown
A Large, Compelling Mid-Century Modern Figurative Painting- Equestrienne & Clown

A Large, Compelling Mid-Century Modern Figurative Painting- Equestrienne & Clown

By Gerrit Hondius

Located in Chicago, IL

Hondius' work may be seen in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Art, California; Whitney Museum of American Art; Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey; Reading Museum of Art, ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself
Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself

By Francis Luis Mora

Located in New York, NY

Over two hundred of Mora’s sketchbooks are conserved at the Archives of American Art with many more extant, a testimony to the artist’s commitment to drawing.

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Figure Study Drawing in Red Chalk, French School, Circa 1890, Signed
Figure Study Drawing in Red Chalk, French School, Circa 1890, Signed

Figure Study Drawing in Red Chalk, French School, Circa 1890, Signed

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

French School, late 19th century Figure Study (recto); Reclining Figure Study (verso) Red chalk on paper, 13.3 x 10.2 cm Signed (unreadable) Provenance: Probably from a sketchboo...

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1890s French School Sketchbook Used

Materials

Chalk

Paper and rubber floor lamp, with notebook of original artist drawings, erotic
Paper and rubber floor lamp, with notebook of original artist drawings, erotic

Paper and rubber floor lamp, with notebook of original artist drawings, erotic

By Manolo Eirin

Located in Carballo, ES

Lamp made from artist Peter Kramer's sketchbook and turned into a special floor lamp. The majesty of the original drawings incorporated into the lampshade make it a unique and unrepe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Brass

Serpentine

Serpentine

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Cotton Canvas, Latex, Permanent Marker

The Leopards

The Leopards

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Paper

Loyal Companion
Loyal Companion

Loyal Companion

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Harvest Contour

Harvest Contour

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Harvest Burnt Sienna
Harvest Burnt Sienna

Harvest Burnt Sienna

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Permanent Marker, Ink

Harvest Bowl

Harvest Bowl

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Cotton Canvas, Latex, Permanent Marker

Flower Chain
Flower Chain

Flower Chain

By Ginger Williams Cook

Located in New Orleans, LA

Her painting comparing phantom limb sensation to grief was selected as the documentary's featured poster. She is an avid sketchbook artist who cultivates an intuitive drawing practi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, India Ink

"Terraced Landscape", Abstract, Pastel Colored Landscape Painting
"Terraced Landscape", Abstract, Pastel Colored Landscape Painting

"Terraced Landscape", Abstract, Pastel Colored Landscape Painting

By Dan Wingren

Located in Houston, TX

The collection consists of Wingren’s figure drawings and a sketchbook from his tour to France and Italy in the mid-1950s, his class lecture notebooks, and his manuscript, Design and ...

Category

1950s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice
Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice

Pair of Double-Sided 19th Century European Watercolours – Paris, Venice

Located in TEYJAT, FR

The double-sided format and hand-painted borders confirm their origin in a portable sketchbook, likely intended for private reflection or presentation.

Category

19th Century European Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

Figure no. 2, 2025
Figure no. 2, 2025

Figure no. 2, 2025

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

The gallery is also honored to present his newest hardbound Sketchbook, available with or without an original drawing included.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Figure no. 1, 2025
Figure no. 1, 2025

Figure no. 1, 2025

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

The gallery is also honored to present his newest hardbound Sketchbook, available with or without an original drawing included.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Black Piano

The Black Piano

By Ana Guzman

Located in Atlanta, GA

After graduating with top honors from Philadelphia College of Art, Ana received a fellowship to study in Madrid and traveled extensively throughout southern Europe, continuing to cap...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Almost - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a girl
Almost - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a girl

Almost - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a girl

By Mitzy Renooy

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

One of her teachers fell in love with her sketchbooks and advised her to paint like sketching in her sketchbook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Red boat by Calo Carratalá - Acrylic artwork, Amazonie, green, jungle
Red boat by Calo Carratalá - Acrylic artwork, Amazonie, green, jungle

Red boat by Calo Carratalá - Acrylic artwork, Amazonie, green, jungle

By Calo Carratalá

Located in Paris, FR

Driven by a deep passion for travel, he has explored environments as varied as the Amazon, Colorado, the Alps, the Pyrenees, and the forests of Norway. Always carrying a sketchbook, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thames reach
Thames reach

Thames reach

By Edward Ardizzone

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

He died in 1979 in Kent, leaving a legacy of "compassionate imagery" that continues to influence contemporary illustrators. His sketchbooks, donated to the Ashmolean Museum, remain a...

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Black Knife 2
Black Knife 2

Black Knife 2

By Kevin Kelly

Located in New York, NY

The sculptures typically begin as drawings. Extensive sketchbooks filled with ideas are revisited and developed over time, refining forms until they reach a sense of clarity and bala...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Studies for Dynamene Ink Drawing, Modern Style, 20th Century, Framed
Studies for Dynamene Ink Drawing, Modern Style, 20th Century, Framed

Studies for Dynamene Ink Drawing, Modern Style, 20th Century, Framed

By Ronald Searle

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Ronald Searle, CBE HRWS (British, 1920 – 2011) Studies for Dynamene (Taken from a sketchbook of preliminary drawings for ‘A Phoenix Too Frequent’ a comedy by Christopher Fry, 1959) I...

Category

20th Century Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Ink

lithograph

lithograph

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Henderson, NV

Printed in 1955 at the Mourlot Freres atelier, this composition is from George Braque's Intimate Sketchbooks (Carnets Intimes). Braque had kept these drawings private, but finally co...

Category

1950s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Lithograph

Rural Idyll

Rural Idyll

By Andrew Kinmont

Located in London, GB

I like to go for a walks with my sketchbooks and camera and return to the studio to work from the images, memories and feelings.

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Menton French Riviera Coastal Street Scene with Palm Trees and Hills
Menton French Riviera Coastal Street Scene with Palm Trees and Hills

Menton French Riviera Coastal Street Scene with Palm Trees and Hills

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Perforated edge to the left indicates removal from a sketchbook. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the ar...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

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Sketchbook Used For Sale on 1stDibs

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.