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Vintage French Pen & ink Drawing - French Courtyard
By Jean-Charles Lauthe
Located in Houston, TX
Playful pen and ink line drawing of a small garden courtyard by artist Jean Charles Lauthe, circa
Category
1920s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
$350
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
The Hypochondriac: French 19th Century Theatre Comedy drawing
By Paul Gavarni (Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent and sensitively treated line drawing in coloured ink, heightened with white. It
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$340
H 14.57 in W 11.42 in D 0.4 in
Framed English Charcoal Horse Study on Toned Paper, Circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
Executed in expressive, confident strokes, this English charcoal drawing captures the head and neck
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Laurence Dunn, Drawing of Coastal Tramp Eastleigh, Kent (c.1925) T A Soliffe
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later became something of a
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
18th Century French Aubusson Cartoon Gouache on Paper in Gilt Frame with Glass
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room wall or study with this elegant and colorful, antique Aubusson drawing
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$2,600
H 24.5 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper with Frame and Glass
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
the local manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$1,300
H 24.25 in W 36.25 in D 1.25 in
19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Gilt Frame
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the weaver was left to
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$900
H 27.5 in W 15 in D 1.25 in
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Carved Gilt Frame
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Dallas, TX
manufacturers. Cartoons could be simple full size line drawings, where the artistry of the weaver was left to
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$1,300
H 31 in W 24.75 in D 1 in
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912) An officer of the Gendarmerie Impériale, drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
the battles. He published a book called L'Armée Française in 1885, which contains over 300 line
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival character, original signed Drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
contains over 300 line drawings and 20 color reproductions of his works.
Detaille was one of the first
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A trophy of arms, original signed Drawing
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
contains over 300 line drawings and 20 color reproductions of his works.
Detaille was one of the first
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
North Cornwall Coast line, United Kingdom
By Edward Nevil
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cornwall Coast Line, United Kingdom" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Early Twentieth Century Townscape Landscape Watercolour of Naimur, Belgium
By Florence Weston
Located in ludlow, GB
.
She published a book of line drawings of Coventry, and subsequently a series of ten postcard views of
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
$1,321 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8 in W 12 in D 2 in
Late 19th Century Graphite Drawing - Father And Sons
Located in Corsham, GB
right corner. The drawing is finished with a hand drawn wash-line border.
The drawing has been
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Graphite
$290 Sale Price
20% Off
H 25.01 in W 20.48 in
Standing Female Nude
By William Sommer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
line drawing style.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Edward Sommer (his son
Category
1920s American Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
The Pine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Kettell, 1st Limited Ed
Located in valatie, NY
reproductions of line drawings, as well as photographs. Foreword by Edwin J. Hipkiss; includes a short
Category
1920s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$395
H 13 in W 9.75 in D 2.5 in
William James Callcott (1843-1890) - 19th Century Watercolour, Tree-Lined Lake
Located in Corsham, GB
A landscape depicting a tree-lined lake with the roof of a cottage visible through the branches
Category
19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
$435 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.69 in W 26.82 in
Laurence Dunn, SS Pinhel Lisboa (c.1927) Merchantman Tramp Steamer watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
, where he meticulously recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Rare Picasso Ballet Dancers 1925 Lithograph Art
By Pablo Picasso
Located in West Hartford, CT
Picasso lithograph features a minimalist white line drawing of three figures set against the warm
Category
1920s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Wood
Laurence Dunn, SS Denmark Maru (c.1927) Merchantman Tramp Steamer painting
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
. Until 1935 she was in service on K Line's Hamburg - New York route.
Dunn's drawings of coastal tramps
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Laurence Dunn, SS Zrinski (c.1925) Merchantman Tramp Steamer
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later became something of a
Category
1920s Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
$378
H 1.58 in W 6.7 in
Man Pants with Side Line - Original Pencil by E. O. Wauquier - Mid-19th Century
By Etienne Omer Wauquier
Located in Roma, IT
Man pants with side line is an original drawing in pencil point grisen on paper, realized by E.O
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$333
H 6.19 in W 4.3 in D 0.04 in
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival scene, watercolor signed
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
the battles. He published a book called L'Armée Française in 1885, which contains over 300 line
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Stickley Brothers Copper Oversized Loving Cup/ Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
century.
Original Patina and Riveted Details
Shown in the line drawings in the period Retail Catalog
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Copper
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912) Soldiers, a study, ink on wood
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
Beuvron les 28, 29 et 30 juillet 1929"
(Pen drawing by Detaille Edouard. Sale made by his universal
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Fine Pair of Regency Storm Lights by Cheney London
By Cheney, London
Located in Steyning, West sussex
london issuing most unusual emerald green shades.
The line drawing showing different options and
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), The Young Paperboy, signed watercolor
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
painter of the battles. He published a book called L'Armée Française in 1885, which contains over 300 line
Category
1880s Academic Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Wharton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
methods of Italian gardening. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line drawings and splendid colour
Category
19th Century Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
Studies of seated figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
and ink.
As a draughtsman, Bossi's pen and ink drawings demonstrate his fascination with line, form
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Ink
Set of Ten Erotic Chinese Bone Etchings, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, these erotic scenes are rendered as etched line drawings on carved bone panels. Strung together with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Bone
Woman Standing Arms Raised - Ink and Pencil by Alexis Mérodack-Jeanneau
By Alexis Mérodack-Jeanneau
Located in Roma, IT
Woman standing arms raised is an ink and pencil drawing and red line on paper realized by Alexis
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Ink
$298
H 5.44 in W 3.15 in D 0.04 in
Lu Hong artist "Mystery of a Secret"
Located in Chesterfield, MI
his compositions take form initially as a line drawing on rice paper and are carefully transformed
Category
19th Century Abstract Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Reika Yoshikawa
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
basic widely while the oriental of classical learning in art, line drawing, especially in Seiga
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Silk
$906 Sale Price
20% Off
H 75.91 in W 16.93 in D 0.04 in
Fine Ten-Light Cut Glass Chandelier by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
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Width 34 1/4in (87cm)
The line drawing of this chandelier is courtesy of the Witherhur library
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Silver Plate
Edward William Godwin. Made by William Watt. An Anglo-Japanese Walnut Armchair.
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
ú3.10s.0d and a line drawing is illustrated in Soros, Susan Weber 'The Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin
Category
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Walnut
$48,187
H 37 in W 21 in D 21 in
Pair Chinese Export Yongzheng Famille Rose Plates, circa 1730, China
Located in Austin, TX
castanets, a flute, a drum, and a ruyi scepter.
The reverse with simple line drawings of flowers in iron
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Ngelima Bronze Currency Piece on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
impressive 20 pounds of solid bronze. Adorned with intricate incised line drawings at its ends, this piece is
Category
18th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Bronze
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
H 10 in W 10.5 in D 3 in
Laburnums and Battersea.
By Theodore Casimir Roussel
Located in Storrs, CT
made a line drawing after a painting by Roussel ‘The Plumbago Works, Battersea’ that showed the clock
Category
19th Century Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
"Wrought Iron and It's Decorative Use" by Maxwell Ayrton & Arnold Silcock
By Maxwell Ayrton, Arnold Silcock
Located in valatie, NY
line drawings of gates, railings, screens, and other elaborately rendered works. A scarce work.
NPT
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$375
H 12.5 in W 10 in D 1.25 in
Botanical Illustration of Farfugium grande Leaf, 1854-1855 Lithograph Print
Located in Langweer, NL
yellow pattern, accompanied by a line drawing of the whole plant, illustrating the overall growth habit
Category
1850s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.3 in W 9.45 in D 0.01 in
Sir Harold Dudley Clayton’s scale model of Coquette, 1899
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. Scale 1 inch to 1 foot.’ Together with a line drawing titled ‘10 tons Bristol Channel Design Class, 1899
Category
19th Century English Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Herring and Shad: Exquisite Lithograph from Pisces Scandinaviae
Located in Langweer, NL
meticulous detail.
The technique used in this lithograph is a combination of fine line drawing and skilled
Category
1890s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$267 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13 in W 10.63 in D 0.01 in
Haddock and Atlantic Cod - Majestic Scandinavian Fish Lithograph, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
fine line drawing with vibrant hand coloring, resulting in a lifelike and aesthetically captivating
Category
1890s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$333
H 13 in W 10.63 in D 0.01 in
Mr. Knife Miss Fork by R. Crevel - Surrealist illustrations by MAX ERNST
Located in Middletown, NY
and line drawings on sheets of thin translucent paper, and then using those sheets as negatives to
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$12,500
H 7.01 in W 4.45 in D 0.6 in
Le jour enfin paraît
By Odilon Redon
Located in New York, NY
, fine-line drawing, and rich depictions of light and dark. Also, through the possibility of editioning
Category
1890s Symbolist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Annie French Watercolor and Pen and Ink Romantic Belle Époque Figurative Mother
Located in Buffalo, NY
decoratively, with an eye to pattern. The work is a line drawing with colour, not a watercolour with lines
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor
$18,500
H 15 in W 18.5 in
ORIGINAL FINE Antique 19th Century "Attributed to Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
By Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
Located in Ferndown, GB
with line drawings, monochrome, watercolors and oils.
One of the Derby exhibits was "Fair-day in the
Category
19th Century Realist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Oil
$3,923
H 22.5 in W 18.5 in
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
cups, trinket boxes and many other kinds of souvenirs, transfer printed with a line drawing of the
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish William IV Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Sycamore
Scottish Mauchline Ware Tea Caddy Attributed to Smiths
Located in Northampton, GB
many other kinds of souvenirs, transfer printed with a line drawing of the place. The firm Smith’s who
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Sycamore
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
Located in London, GB
line drawing in the Paris Universal Exhibition catalogue on page 209. The whereabouts of the seminaked
Category
1870s Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Marble
$5,782,547
H 203.94 in W 251.97 in D 143.7 in
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
others the decoration is bold and distinctive.
Fortunately, a few of the line drawing sketchbooks, trade
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Charcoal Study of Architectural Detail, Early Work, Known Artist, Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
decorative on its own, this drawing's direct line to the various highly regarded public works which can be
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,788
H 32.29 in W 26.38 in D 1.19 in
India 19th c British Landscape Listed Artist Alfred Crowdy Lovett Botanical Palm
Located in Norfolk, GB
elegance and with a simple economy of line, these two drawings of palms also show Lovett’s accomplished
Category
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,073
H 18.12 in W 13.78 in D 0.4 in
Booths 'Nankin' Floral Bowls – Whieldon Ware Set of 3
By Booth's
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Booths’ "Whieldon Ware" line in the early 1900s, drawing inspiration from Chinese export porcelain
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Earthenware
La Paysanne Tournee a Gauche, Les Mains Appuyees L’Une sue L’Autre
By Jacques Callot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Years’ War. Callot is also well known for his landscape drawings in line and wash and for his quick
Category
1610s Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Etching
$400
H 3.32 in W 3.32 in
Les deux tures coifffes d’un turban avec une aigrette (The turban with crest)
By Jacques Callot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Years’ War. Callot is also well known for his landscape drawings in line and wash and for his quick
Category
1610s Old Masters Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Etching
Antique English Wine Cooler
Located in London, GB
carving, the body of everted sarcophagus form, carved with ring handles, and having a zinc lined interior
Category
19th Century English Greco Roman Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Zinc
French Watercolor and Oil on Board Impressionist Painting, The River Barges.
Located in Cotignac, FR
and as ever his characteristic drawing to give line under the blocks of colour. A very pleasing and
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Line Drawings
Materials
Oil, Board, Watercolor
$667
H 18.12 in W 22.45 in D 0.6 in
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Prices for pieces in our collection of antique line drawings start at $92 and top out at $1,500 with the average selling for $526.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Pablo Picasso was famous for one-line drawings. Well-known examples of his drawings produced with the technique include Dove of Peace and Portrait of Igor Stravinsky. Picasso is not the only artist to have employed one-line drawing methods. Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder and Egon Schiele are other artists who were recognized for their one-line drawings. On 1stDibs, explore a large collection of drawings.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024A number of artists use continuous line drawing techniques. Some notable names who have produced drawings this way include Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. Continuous line drawing is when an artist draws without lifting their pencil, pen or charcoal, creating a complete image out of one long line. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of drawings and other art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
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