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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...

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2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Oil

Street Musicians Performing in Summer French Watercolour Painting
Street Musicians Performing in Summer French Watercolour Painting

Street Musicians Performing in Summer French Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

A guitarist and trumpeter share the foreground — one seated in a magenta dress, the other in jeans and a yellow shirt — framed by sketchbook spontaneity and unfinished outlines that ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Saint Nazaire French Fishing Boat at the Harbour Modern Coastal Study
Saint Nazaire French Fishing Boat at the Harbour Modern Coastal Study

Saint Nazaire French Fishing Boat at the Harbour Modern Coastal Study

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Saint Nazaire French Fishing Boat at the Harbour Modern Coastal Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5.25 x ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

French Market Scene Red Canopy Figures Fruit Stalls and Street Vendors
French Market Scene Red Canopy Figures Fruit Stalls and Street Vendors

French Market Scene Red Canopy Figures Fruit Stalls and Street Vendors

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The sheet also retains binding holes along the right edge, suggesting it originated from a sketchbook or studio pad. Collectors of market scenes, plein-air studies, and expressive Fr...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

”Shack Front” large-scale oil painting of beach bungalow, color-block, saturated
”Shack Front” large-scale oil painting of beach bungalow, color-block, saturated

”Shack Front” large-scale oil painting of beach bungalow, color-block, saturated

By Doug Reina

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

He has recently published a book called “Doug Reina, Under the Covers” which is available on Amazon and features cartoons and sketches pulled from the past 25 years of his sketchbook...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Artist Workbench Yellow Vase and Hat on Wall French Modernist
Still Life with Artist Workbench Yellow Vase and Hat on Wall French Modernist

Still Life with Artist Workbench Yellow Vase and Hat on Wall French Modernist

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The composition presents a vivid artist’s workbench, layered with geometric forms that resemble folded papers, sketchbooks, and tools of the studio, alongside a pot of brushes and as...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Gouache

"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

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

Study for « Paysage de Fribourg » - 1943 a drawing by Balthus (1908 - 2001)
Study for « Paysage de Fribourg » - 1943 a drawing by Balthus (1908 - 2001)

Study for « Paysage de Fribourg » - 1943 a drawing by Balthus (1908 - 2001)

By Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)

Located in PARIS, FR

Related works and creative process A sketch kept in a sketchbook and another preparatory drawing give us a better understanding of the artist's creative process leading to the final...

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1940s Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Nose #22
Nose #22

Nose #22

By William Kentridge

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Kentridge treated the print suite as a sketchbook of mis-en-scene ideas for the production.

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Early 2000s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Nose #1
Nose #1

Nose #1

By William Kentridge

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Kentridge treated the print suite as a sketchbook of mis-en-scene ideas for the production.

Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)
Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)

Three Studies of Drapery For The Contrary Oracle; Study Of Nude Men (verso)

By Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Located in PARIS, FR

The series of seven studies (including three double-sided ones) on drapery, male nudes, and Egyptian costumes to which our drawing belongs comes from an old sketchbook that has been ...

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1850s Academic Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Untitled Male Nude - Bruno Surdo, Original Sanguine Conté Figure Drawing
Untitled Male Nude - Bruno Surdo, Original Sanguine Conté Figure Drawing

Untitled Male Nude - Bruno Surdo, Original Sanguine Conté Figure Drawing

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The cropped composition—focusing on torso and arm rather than a full figure—also echoes the fragmentary studies found in Old Master sketchbooks, where artists examined specific anato...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Conté, Charcoal

Unidentified Male
Unidentified Male

Unidentified Male

By Andy Warhol

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Before a camera was his constant companion, Warhol constantly had a sketchbook in hand. He employed numerous drawing styles, having developed three while studying at Carnegie Tech in...

Category

1950s Pop Art Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ballpoint Pen, Paper

Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting
Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting

Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed Size (H x W)...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

The Orchestra Musicians Performing Violin Ensemble Scene Watercolour Painting
The Orchestra Musicians Performing Violin Ensemble Scene Watercolour Painting

The Orchestra Musicians Performing Violin Ensemble Scene Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: The Orchestra Musicians Performing Violin Ensemble Scene Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed Siz...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

Cello and Violin Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting
Cello and Violin Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting

Cello and Violin Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cello and Violin Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed Size (H x W): 7.5...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Watercolor

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton
An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

Located in New Orleans, LA

Two original English watercolor/drawings circa 1854,1855, Ellen Dumbleton, from her sketchbook, Humble House and Summer house, Hall Grove.

Category

1850s English High Victorian Sketchbook Used

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Disconnection - Abstract Figurative Illustrative Mixed Media Art on Cardboard
Disconnection - Abstract Figurative Illustrative Mixed Media Art on Cardboard

Disconnection - Abstract Figurative Illustrative Mixed Media Art on Cardboard

By Melissa Chalhoub

Located in Los Angeles, CA

• One-of-a-kind original artwork measuring 16.5 inches high by 11.5 inches wide • Created with color pencils and ink on 'pressed cardboard' from the back of a sketchbook • Signed b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Cardboard, Color Pencil

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...

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Early 1800s English School Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Sloane Square -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary artwork
Sloane Square -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary artwork

Sloane Square -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary artwork

By Alex Rennie

Located in London, Chelsea

I can be found up on the dizzying viewing platforms, down on the riverbed at low tide with the mudlarks or pacing the Thames path with a sketchbook in hand. Capturing the fleeting li...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Linen, Oil

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist
American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

A representational portion of Carton's papers which include correspondence, writings, notes, exhibition catalogs and sketchbooks were donated to the Smithsonian Archives of American ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Oil, Board

Le Faucheur Pastel Drawing of Farm Worker, French, Signed, 51x61 cm
Le Faucheur Pastel Drawing of Farm Worker, French, Signed, 51x61 cm

Le Faucheur Pastel Drawing of Farm Worker, French, Signed, 51x61 cm

By Jean Arène

Located in Cotignac, FR

Then, from 1957, Jean Arène left the city for the countryside, which served as his base for many trips, often hitchhiking and backpacking, but always accompanied by a pencil and a sk...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pastel

Wellington Square in Bloom -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Wellington Square in Bloom -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art

Wellington Square in Bloom -original cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art

By Alex Rennie

Located in London, Chelsea

I can be found up on the dizzying viewing platforms, down on the riverbed at low tide with the mudlarks or pacing the Thames path with a sketchbook in hand. Capturing the fleeting li...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Sketchbook Used

Materials

Linen, Oil

Café Interior with Seated Figures French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Café Interior with Seated Figures French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

Café Interior with Seated Figures French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Café Interior with Seated Figures French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 13.75 x 10.5 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sketchbook Used

Materials

Gouache

Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family
Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family

Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family

Located in Centennial, CO

It appears it was cut out of a larger sketchbook. In as found condition, ready to hang. Framed in a modern birds eye maple frame behind glass.

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paint, Paper

Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist Watercolor
Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist Watercolor

Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist Watercolor

By Edwin Lord Weeks

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Between 1882 and 1893 he made three long trips to India, taking not only paints and sketchbooks but a camera with which he made one of the earliest records of some of the architectur...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900
Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

Several plates include vivid chromolithographic colour, while others present detailed monochrome renderings reminiscent of archaeological sketchbooks. Subjects include everyday cloth...

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Early 1900s German 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.

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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.

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2010s Sketchbook Used

Materials

Paper

Ulysses: The Hospital
Ulysses: The Hospital

Ulysses: The Hospital

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The etchings originated in the Dedalus Sketchbook of 1892, which marked the beginning of a large body of drawings executed over the next several years.

Category

1980s Abstract Sketchbook Used

Materials

Etching

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

Untitled 14

Untitled 14

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

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Untitled (V2507)

Untitled (V2507)

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

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sixtych 3

Kevin KellySixtych 3, 2022

Price Upon Request

Sixtych 3

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

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled 17

Untitled 17

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

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Untitled 15

Untitled 15

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

2010s Contemporary Sketchbook Used

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

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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.