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Vintage Figure Drawings

Vintage Original Signed Figure Drawing
Vintage Original Signed Figure Drawing

Vintage Original Signed Figure Drawing

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage figure drawing depicts a nude women laying on her side.

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Mid-20th Century North American Drawings

Materials

Glass, Paper

Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper.
Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper.

Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper.

Located in Seattle, WA

Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper with Plastic Covering Possibly Charcoal or Pastel Dimensions. 16 W ; 1/4 D ; 20 H

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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Vintage Boho Original Pencil Drawing of Male Figure
Vintage Boho Original Pencil Drawing of Male Figure

Vintage Boho Original Pencil Drawing of Male Figure

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage boho original pencil drawing features a detailed male figure, showcasing an impressive use of shading and form.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board
Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board

Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board

Located in Seattle, WA

Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board Possibly Pastel Retro broad strokes unique unsigned artwork handmade Dimensions. 18 W ; 0.25 D ; 24 H

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Softwood

Vintage Original Signed Figure Ink Drawing on Paper
Vintage Original Signed Figure Ink Drawing on Paper

Vintage Original Signed Figure Ink Drawing on Paper

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stunning figure drawing portrays a man sitting with his arm resting on his knee. The artist utilizes a sketch-like technique to outline the figure of the man a shading technique...

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

French Vintage Set of 9 Framed Figure-Study Sketches
French Vintage Set of 9 Framed Figure-Study Sketches

French Vintage Set of 9 Framed Figure-Study Sketches

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This fantastic collection of 9 sketches were most likely composed in a figure study art class in France during the 20th century. Drawn with pencil on paper and mostly unsigned as mos...

Category

20th Century French Other Drawings

Materials

Metal

Girl in Green Dress Vintage Style Figure Gouache Painting Brown Paper
Girl in Green Dress Vintage Style Figure Gouache Painting Brown Paper

Girl in Green Dress Vintage Style Figure Gouache Painting Brown Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Girl in Green Dress Vintage Style Figure Gouache Painting Brown Paper Artist: French School (late 20th century) Medium: Gouache and ink on coloured artists paper, unframed Siz...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Vintage Reclining Nude Modernist Female Figure French Gouache Painting on Paper
Vintage Reclining Nude Modernist Female Figure French Gouache Painting on Paper

Vintage Reclining Nude Modernist Female Figure French Gouache Painting on Paper

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Vintage Reclining Nude Modernist Female Figure French Gouache Painting on Paper Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 17.25 x 24.5 inches (he...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor
Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor

Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor

Located in Soquel, CA

A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air a...

Category

1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Vintage Boho Graphite on Paper Figure Drawing of a Man
Vintage Boho Graphite on Paper Figure Drawing of a Man

Vintage Boho Graphite on Paper Figure Drawing of a Man

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Vintage Boho Graphite on Paper Figure Drawing of a Man would feature a figure in a natural, expressive pose, drawn with soft and flowing lines that capture a sense of ease and emot...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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Vintage Boho Signed Figure Drawing on Paper
Vintage Boho Signed Figure Drawing on Paper

Vintage Boho Signed Figure Drawing on Paper

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H 18.75 in W 15 in D 0.5 in

Vintage Boho Signed Figure Drawing on Paper

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stunning figure drawing portrays a standing man with his arm extended with a 2nd man seemingly hanging onto the 1st man from his torso resembling dance partners. The artist util...

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames
Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames

Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames

By Miriam Kubach

Located in Atlanta, GA

Selection of figural drawings in Vintage gilt frames, circa 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames
Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames

Selection of Figural Drawings in Vintage Gilt Frames

Located in Atlanta, GA

Selection of figural drawings or gallery wall, French, circa 1960s. Artist unknown. Some executed in pen, some in pencil or chalk. Clockwise from the top, they measure 13.25" H x 17....

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paper

Vintage Figure Sketch 'V', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'V', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'V', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'V', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IX', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'IX', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IX', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IX', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage Figure Study 'II', Greece
Vintage Figure Study 'II', Greece

Vintage Figure Study 'II', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Study 'II', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage Figure Study 'III', Greece
Vintage Figure Study 'III', Greece

Vintage Figure Study 'III', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Study 'III', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IV', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'IV', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IV', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'IV', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Vintage Figure Study 'I', Greece
Vintage Figure Study 'I', Greece

Vintage Figure Study 'I', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Study 'I', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VI', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'VI', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VI', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VI', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VII', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'VII', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VII', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VII', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VIII', Greece
Vintage Figure Sketch 'VIII', Greece

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VIII', Greece

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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Figure Sketch 'VIII', Greece

Located in Chicago, IL

While in Athens, Greece we came across an artist portfolio bursting at the seams with thoughtful pencil sketches. We imagine this artist spent much time in the museums of Athens, per...

Category

Early 2000s Greek Modern Drawings

Materials

Gold

Vintage silkscreen print with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1974
Vintage silkscreen print with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1974

Vintage silkscreen print with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1974

By Angelo Giuseppe Bertolio

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

Silk screen from the 1970s representing repeated geometric figures. Giuseppe Bertolio designer. original silkscreen print numbered and signed in white pencil - dated 1974. Copy of 10...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage silkscreen with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1970s
Vintage silkscreen with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1970s

Vintage silkscreen with geometric figures, Giuseppe Bertolio, Italy 1970s

By Angelo Giuseppe Bertolio

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

Screenprint from the 1970s representing repeated geometric figures. Giuseppe Bertolio designer. original silkscreen print numbered and signed in white pencil - dated 1974. Copy of 1...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Aluminum

Justin M. O'Brien Figure Study Ink on Paper
Justin M. O'Brien Figure Study Ink on Paper

Justin M. O'Brien Figure Study Ink on Paper

Located in Astoria, NY

Justin Maurice O'Brien (Australian, 1917-1996) figure study sketch ink on paper drawing depicting a nude man, signed pencil signed upper right, housed under glass in a wood frame.

Category

Mid-20th Century Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)
Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)

By David Dew Bruner

Located in Hudson, NY

graphite on paper, drawing measures 5.5 x 4 inches Vintage frame is 12.5 x 9 x 2 inches with beautiful floral carved detail and fabric inlay.

Category

2010s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Totem Infanta XVIII (Modern, Abstract Figure Drawing in Vintage Frame)
Totem Infanta XVIII (Modern, Abstract Figure Drawing in Vintage Frame)

Totem Infanta XVIII (Modern, Abstract Figure Drawing in Vintage Frame)

By David Dew Bruner

Located in Hudson, NY

Abstracted figurative drawing in mid-century vintage frame graphite on paper in antique gold frame 42 x 26 x 2 inches framed This graphite work on paper was inspired by academic pa...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Vintage 1950s Pencil Sketch of a Man’s Figure
Vintage 1950s Pencil Sketch of a Man’s Figure

Vintage 1950s Pencil Sketch of a Man’s Figure

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H 19.25 in W 15.25 in D 1 in

Vintage 1950s Pencil Sketch of a Man’s Figure

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fabulous vintage Boho original oil sketch on paper. A Figural composition on a young man. Signed and dated by the artist 1965. Acquired from a NY estate.

Category

Late 20th Century American Bohemian Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study Drawing by Chicago Artist Harold Haydon
Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study Drawing by Chicago Artist Harold Haydon

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study Drawing by Chicago Artist Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Very Finely Drawn Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed studio figu...

Category

1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Charcoal Drawing Dated 1972
Charcoal Drawing Dated 1972

Charcoal Drawing Dated 1972

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H 31.75 in W 25.25 in D 1.5 in

Charcoal Drawing Dated 1972

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage charcoal figural drawing from 1972. Depicts two large women.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Drawings

Materials

Paper

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)
Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)

By David Dew Bruner

Located in Hudson, NY

graphite on paper, drawing measures 5.5 x 4 inches Vintage frame is 12.5 x 9 x 2 inches with beautiful floral carved detail and fabric inlay.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

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By Allyn Cox

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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"Wanted This Men", Ink Drawing in Protest of War

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Vintage 1910s British Art Deco Drawings

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By Allyn Cox

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings

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MB 807 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Arches Paper of Two Male Nude Models)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing male n...

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Materials

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Vintage Figure Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of vintage figure drawings for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage figure drawings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using acrylic, gold and metal. Vintage figure drawings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Vintage figure drawings made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Vintage figure drawings have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Miriam Kubach are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Figure Drawings?

Prices for vintage figure drawings start at $300 and top out at $2,850 with the average selling for $1,175.

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