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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

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

Highway in Havana
Highway in Havana

Highway in Havana

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

Oil, Wood Panel

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson
Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

By Joe Tilson

Located in London, England

3 Available 62.5cm x 52.5cm Designer: Joe Tilson Date: 2020 Material: Print Description: A Series of black and white lithographs from the artist’s sketchbook.

Category

2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson
Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

By Joe Tilson

Located in London, England

3 Available 62.5cm x 52.5cm Designer: Joe Tilson Date: 2020 Material: Print Description: A Series of black and white lithographs from the artist’s sketchbook.

Category

2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson
Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

Dionysus Print by Joe Tilson

By Joe Tilson

Located in London, England

3 Available 62.5cm x 52.5cm Designer: Joe Tilson Date: 2020 Material: Print Description: A Series of black and white lithographs from the artist’s sketchbook.

Category

2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in 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

"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in 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

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

Angel Face IV - 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, Acrylic

Blue Hour II - Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome
Blue Hour II - Painting Inspired by Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Blue Hour II - 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

Untitled - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

Untitled - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture 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

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wire

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gove, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts; purchased 3/30/92 at the Hartford Antique Show, reportedly from a sketchbook attributed to Ada Eldridge of Barnstable, MA.

Category

Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

Boats in Harbor (French Riviera painting)
Boats in Harbor (French Riviera painting)

Boats in Harbor (French Riviera painting)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

He was deeply imbued with the atmosphere of the places he visited and drew, filling hundreds of sketchbooks. Whether familiar landscapes like Lorraine, Alsace, Provence or Brittany, ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Illustration For Mozart's Don Giovanni, Salzburg, Gouache , Hand-Signed
Illustration For Mozart's Don Giovanni, Salzburg, Gouache , Hand-Signed

Illustration For Mozart's Don Giovanni, Salzburg, Gouache , Hand-Signed

By Hans Liska

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

His drawings from various war fronts appeared in many newspapers, including those in neutral countries. Two of his sketchbooks from 1942 (Junkers) and 1944 (Hans Liska) are now sough...

Category

1960s Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Gouache

Persephone: Something Blue

Persephone: Something Blue

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

Vibrant Orchestra Performance Scene by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Painting
Vibrant Orchestra Performance Scene by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Painting

Vibrant Orchestra Performance Scene by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Vibrant Orchestra Performance Scene by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed S...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

"Motherhood" Watercolor painting 14.5" x 11" inch (1991) by Shaker El Maadawy

"Motherhood" Watercolor painting 14.5" x 11" inch (1991) 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

"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in 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

"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in 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

French Château and River Scene Watercolour Landscape by Pierre Neveu
French Château and River Scene Watercolour Landscape by Pierre Neveu

French Château and River Scene Watercolour Landscape by Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The sheet retains perforations along the left margin, indicating it was painted on-site within the artist’s sketchbook, lending the work a sense of immediacy and authenticity.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Cassandra
Cassandra

Cassandra

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

Canvas, Acrylic

Champagne Garden Party French Modernist Watercolor Figures at Table
Champagne Garden Party French Modernist Watercolor Figures at Table

Champagne Garden Party French Modernist Watercolor Figures at Table

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Neveu’s use of incomplete outlines and open space invites the viewer to imagine the continuation of the scene, giving the work a cinematic, almost sketchbook-like immediacy. Pierre N...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

1986 Vogue Magazine by Saul Leiter, Unisex, Modern Britain Cover
1986 Vogue Magazine by Saul Leiter, Unisex, Modern Britain Cover

1986 Vogue Magazine by Saul Leiter, Unisex, Modern Britain Cover

By Vogue

Located in London, GB

1986 VOGUE Magazine - August Issue - Cover by Saul Leiter, 198 pages, in colour and black/white On Cover: "Modern Britain" - Amanda Pays Features: Fitness, The Picasso Sketchboo...

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1980s British Sketchbook Used

Provence Village Landscape Sablet Hillside View Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
Provence Village Landscape Sablet Hillside View Watercolour by Pierre Neveu

Provence Village Landscape Sablet Hillside View Watercolour by Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Neveu’s loose, lyrical style lends the scene a sense of movement and immediacy, reminiscent of sketchbook studies made on location during travels through the French countryside.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

French Harbour Village Boats Tree and White Cottages Watercolour Study
French Harbour Village Boats Tree and White Cottages Watercolour Study

French Harbour Village Boats Tree and White Cottages Watercolour Study

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The image sits in the upper portion of the sheet, emphasising its nature as an on the spot study from the artists sketchbook. Collectors of French harbour paintings, modern European ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Roquebrune Archway and Sunlit Passage French Riviera Architectural Study
Roquebrune Archway and Sunlit Passage French Riviera Architectural Study

Roquebrune Archway and Sunlit Passage French Riviera Architectural Study

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Roquebrune Archway and Sunlit Passage French Riviera Architectural Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6 x ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Roquebrune Stone Archway and Sunlit Facade French Riviera Street Scene
Roquebrune Stone Archway and Sunlit Facade French Riviera Street Scene

Roquebrune Stone Archway and Sunlit Facade French Riviera Street Scene

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Roquebrune Stone Archway and Sunlit Facade French Riviera Street Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6 x 4 ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Roquebrune Village Pathway with Distant Sea View French Riviera Study
Roquebrune Village Pathway with Distant Sea View French Riviera Study

Roquebrune Village Pathway with Distant Sea View French Riviera Study

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Roquebrune Village Pathway with Distant Sea View French Riviera Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6 x 4.2...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Paris Street at Night with Lamplight and the Palais Garnier Opera House
Paris Street at Night with Lamplight and the Palais Garnier Opera House

Paris Street at Night with Lamplight and the Palais Garnier Opera House

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Paris Street at Night with Lamplight and the Palais Garnier Opera House Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4.25 ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

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

Angel with Whip - 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, Oil

Claudio D'Angelo, "Loon Rise", Sunny Waterscape Wildlife Oil Painting
Claudio D'Angelo, "Loon Rise", Sunny Waterscape Wildlife Oil Painting

Claudio D'Angelo, "Loon Rise", Sunny Waterscape Wildlife Oil Painting

By Claudio D'Angelo

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Drawing inspiration from these experiences, he spent countless hours filling youthful sketchbooks over those years. After high school he studied illustration and graphic design, whic...

Category

2010s Realist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Angel Face IX - 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, Oil

"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in 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

"Sleeping Figures" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14"in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Sleeping Figures" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14"in 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

Keeper of the Red Thread: framed oil painting, abstract landscape, figure, birds
Keeper of the Red Thread: framed oil painting, abstract landscape, figure, birds

Keeper of the Red Thread: framed oil painting, abstract landscape, figure, birds

By Rachel Romano

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

She has been featured in publications, blogs and interviews, including Women’s United; Art Seen; CREATE Quarterly; re-FOCUS;Painters Tubes (Uk/Sweden); In-The-Net-EU (Italian/English...

Category

2010s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire
Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire

Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Together with his wife, Harriet, the pair undertook numerous study tours and filled their sketchbooks with picturesque views. Via a shared passion for nature and art, they were bound...

Category

Early 1800s English School Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

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

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

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

Persephone
Persephone

Persephone

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

Canvas, Acrylic

Medusa
Medusa

Medusa

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

Canvas, Acrylic

Medusa: Quartzite Glow

Medusa: Quartzite Glow

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

Medusa: Defiance of Wildflowers

Medusa: Defiance of Wildflowers

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, Latex

Medusa: Gorgon's Glare
Medusa: Gorgon's Glare

Medusa: Gorgon's Glare

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

Medusa: Gaze of Fury

Medusa: Gaze of Fury

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

Acrylic, Paper, Crayon

Untitled (Collage) 1-3

Untitled (Collage) 1-3

By Aurélien Couput

Located in Miami, FL

The pieces start in his sketchbook, and he uses pages from vintage magazines and newspapers, typically from the 1950s, 19960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Category

2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Untitled (Collage) 1-3

Untitled (Collage) 1-3

By Aurélien Couput

Located in Miami, FL

The pieces start in his sketchbook, and he uses pages from vintage magazines and newspapers, typically from the 1950s, 19960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Category

2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

"Touriste" Contemporary Botanical Portrait in Ink on Paper
"Touriste" Contemporary Botanical Portrait in Ink on Paper

"Touriste" Contemporary Botanical Portrait in Ink on Paper

By Anuj Shrestha

Located in Philadelphia, PA

His comics include Both/And (Issue Press, 2022) and New Fears (Issue Press, 2018) in addition to numerous self published zines and sketchbook collections.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Ouvrier" Fine Line Portrait in Pen and Ink on Paper
"Ouvrier" Fine Line Portrait in Pen and Ink on Paper

"Ouvrier" Fine Line Portrait in Pen and Ink on Paper

By Anuj Shrestha

Located in Philadelphia, PA

His comics include Both/And (Issue Press, 2022) and New Fears (Issue Press, 2018) in addition to numerous self published zines and sketchbook collections.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Ink

Beach Scene Bathers Striped Tent Sunlit Shore and Figures Watercolor
Beach Scene Bathers Striped Tent Sunlit Shore and Figures Watercolor

Beach Scene Bathers Striped Tent Sunlit Shore and Figures Watercolor

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The loose margins, splashes, and punched holes indicate that this work was likely created en plein air or as part of a travel sketchbook, adding to its charm and authenticity. Collec...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

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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.

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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.