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Drawings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Julian Meredith, Untitled
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
H88 x W126 cm (framed dimensions)
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1880s Paul Albert Besnard Pencil Drawing of Floating Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Paul Albert Besnard pencil drawing of floating face. In a gold gilt frame. From a celebrity’s Southampton, NY oceanfront estate.
Category
1880s Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Set of Seven Working Drawings by José Thenée
By Jose Thenne
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of seven working drawings by José Thenée. José Thenée was a master blacksmith born in Austria in 1853 who made his home in Argentina.
Sizes:
23.25" H x 17.25" W
23" H x 14...
Category
Early 20th Century Argentine Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Fleisner, Pair of Drawings, Couple of Young People, circa 1842
By Andreas Fleisner
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of drawings framed in a gilded wooden frame: these are portraits of a young seated couple.
Each drawing is signed A Fleisner (1807-1876) and d...
Category
19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Franz Xavier Lorenz Etching
Located in Sheffield, MA
Etching by V Franz Xaver Lorenz
Rektorzik-Brunn 1793-1851
Etching 7 x 10.
Category
19th Century European Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Male Portrait Studies in Graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage male portrait studies in graphite by Mystery Artist, circa 1920s
A fantastic collection of brilliantly realized male portraits by a mystery a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Arthur William Brown Drawing, with an Inscription by Booth Tarkington, 1915
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Arthur William Brown illustration drawn in 1915. Inscription by Booth Tarkington in 1944. From a Southampton, NY estate.
Category
1910s Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Watercolor by Richard Beavis, 19th Century British School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Richard Beavis (British, 1824-1896)
Near Arles on the Rhone
Initialed and titled lower left.
Ink and watercolor on paper/board.
With an old attribution to Bonnington.
Sight size: 6 x 13 in. The dimension given otherwise includes the frame.
Framed in a charming late 19th century frame.
Best known for his rural landscapes, the British painter Richard Beavis populated his scenes with picturesque grazing cattle and people hard at work as well illustrated in our watercolor.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton (1909-2005) a driving force in the creation of the American International Group (AIG), a collector of paintings by John Constable...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Gouache on Paper in Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom wall with this colorful, antique Aubusson drawing cartoon. Created in the city of Aubusson, France circa 1820 and set in a carved gilt frame, the simple and elegan...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
"Flower Study" by Joseph Stella American
By Joseph Stella
Located in Norwood, NJ
Joseph Stella "Flower Study". Crayon and pencil on paper. Signed lower left. Image 6 7/8” x 4 /34”. Framed 12 1/2” x 10”. Gallery label Beadleston Gallery N.Y. N.Y.
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch, Warrior & Divines Medieval Grand Tour
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd pencil sketch on paper, housed in a later glazed and ebonised frame.
The sketch shows a medieval scene, with a warrior in the centre with divines either side.
Age rela...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Drawings
Materials
Softwood, Paper
1880s Paul Albert Besnard Pencil Drawing of a Sitting Woman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Paul Albert Besnard pencil drawing of a sitting woman. In a gold gilt frame. From a celebrity’s Southampton, NY oceanfront estate.
Category
1880s Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Julian Meredith, Untitled
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
H114 x W88 (framed dimensions)
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
FOUJITA Léonard Tsuguharu - Original drawing - Nude man - Athlete 1928
Located in Encino, CA
Léonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA (1886-1968)
" Athlète ", Pencil on paper, re-lined on cardboard.
Signed in Japanese and dated "Foujita 1928".
Preparatory drawing for the oil on Canvas titl...
Category
1920s Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Series of 3 drawings on paper signed J.F. Mivielle
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Series of 3 drawings on paper signed J.F. Mivielle, around 1920.
Poetic and aesthetic, these drawings are not lacking in beauty and delicacy. They will be perfect in a current decor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Work of Art Etching by Almery Lobel Riche Custom Framed, French
Located in North Miami, FL
This black and white etching by Almery -Lobel Riche is in a custom gold leaf frame with deep cut beveled silk mat. The etching is of woman leaning over cha...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Drawings
Materials
Silver Leaf
"Boxer in Triumph, " Rare Ink Drawing of Male Boxer with Arms Raised, 1929
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 1929 vintage ink and inkwash drawing of a bare-chested boxer is turned away from the viewer, his gloved hands raised high as if the fight has just been won. The artist, William ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Framed Original Opera Costume Design Water Color, By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pencil on paper sketch of a grave yard, possibly fictional. Mounted on period hand made marbled paper, framed in a maple veneered frame.
“French epitaph on a man whose death was occ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Maple, Paper
Antique Portrait with Gilt Frame, Dated 1851, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique portrait with golden frame, depicting an ancestor of a noble family. hand-drawn and hand-made by an artist who signs himself: A. Laugien, dated 1851. Measures cm W 125 x H 170 x D 17. Precious gilded frame, entirely hand-sculpted. Interesting piece of furniture to embellish the walls of the most beautiful rooms...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rene Buthaud Mixed-Media on Paper Woman in Green Dress, Signed and Dated 1924
By René Buthaud
Located in Kingston, NY
Rene Buthaud woman in green dress, signed and dated 1924 mixed-media on paper Provenance: The artist, collection Michel Fortin, Paris: Collection ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Ink drawing on paper depicting owls, cherry and ebony wooden frame, Austria 1920
Located in Milan, IT
An ink drawing on paper depicting owls. Solid cherry wood frame and ebony, polished and beeswaxed. Vienna, Austria circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Portraits Pair Danish 19th Century, Denmark Mahogany Frame
Located in New York, NY
Portraits pair Danish early 19th century, Denmark mahogany Frame. A pair of portraits of Queen Frederikke and King Christian VIII. In original mahogany frames.
Category
19th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Drawings
Phalangium Liliago Hand Colored Engraving Signed P.J. Redoute
Located in Manhasset, NY
Phalangium Liliago hand colored engraving signed P.J. Redoute.
One of a set of large and impressive well painted set of nine floral works each having...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Minimalist Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Male Nude Art Study Drawing From Paris, Framed in Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Male Nude Art Study Drawing From Paris, Framed in Italy
Offered for sale is a late 19th-century male nude art study drawing in graphite...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Self Portrait" by Charles L'Eplattenier, Art Nouveau Painter and Architect
By Charles L'Eplattenier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A veritable Renaissance Man in his day, Charles L'Eplattenier was a leading proponent of a form of Art Nouveau in Switzerland that became known as "style sapin" or "pine style." He w...
Category
1890s Swiss Belle Époque Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Unknown British Artist
Located in London, GB
Charcoal
H64 x W80 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Clifford Ellis, Curlew I
Located in London, GB
Pencil on paper
H25 x W31.5 cm (framed dimensions)
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Four 19th Century Gilt Framed Bird Lithographs 'The Naturalist Atlas' H. v. Hirt
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A striking selection of four large hand-coloured lithograph plate from 'The Naturalist Atlas' colouring by H. v. Hirt, published Dusseldorf 1824-1842.
History; Artists and Engraver...
Category
19th Century European Antique Drawings
Materials
Other
Louis Roy Impressionist Painting
By Louis Roy
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous small Impressionist painting attributed to French painter, Louis George Eleonor Roy (1862-1907) either gouache or water color on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
"North African Skyline with Mosque, " Stunning Drawing in Sanguine by Reznikoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully realized in sanguine, a ruddy chalk, this view of a North African cityscape dominated by a wide, tumultuous sky and a mosque with a large, low dome and high minaret, was drawn by Misha Reznikoff, a Ukranian-American artist. Reznikoff studied at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and later in Europe where he became close friends with Arshile Gorky, a friendship that lasted a lifetime. Later he taught at the Art Students League and The New School for Social Research, was active in the WPA and socialized with Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Milton Avery...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Graphite on Paper Two Artist Studies of Hands and Extended Foot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Graphite on paper: two artist studies of hands and extended foot; each ell-rendered artist's study depicting grasping hands and a foreshortened foot; very nicely detailed; unsigned; ...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Neoclassical Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Henry Pruett Share Etching of Wintry Pastoral Scene; Signed R. Legrande Johnston
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Henry Pruett share (American, 1853-1905) etching of a wintry pastoral scene of a shepherd and flock; signed 'R. LeGrande Johnston' (1850-1918); th...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Drawings
Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas Diptych Painted by Émile Bemindt
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Émile Bemindt was a French artist active between 1859 and 1872 and is best known for his work in the Ro...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Myron Barlow Seated Woman Signed Vintage Etching on Paper American Realism 1920s
By Myron G. Barlow
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A sentimental etching on paper depicting a seated woman by American artist Myron Barlow (1873-1937). Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right. A lovely depiction of American Realism...
Category
1920s Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
German Classical Drawing of an Ancient Statue
Located in Hudson, NY
This finely done German drawing is an excellent example of classical study work done by an aspiring artist, the goal to learn scale, proportion and anatomical lessons from the great ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Two Engravings of Italian Cityscapes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two panoramic engravings of Italian cityscapes by ports.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Drawings
Materials
Paper
Francis De Erdely Watercolor and Pencil "Mexican Shark Fisherman"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francis De Erdely (Hungarian/American, 1904-1959) “Mexican Shark Fishermen” water color and Pencil on Paper within a pine frame and protective glass, circa 1930.
Signed: ‘De Erdely’...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Drawings
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
"Christmas Cavalier, " 1925 Drawing by Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1925 -- only a year before he opened an industrial design studio that would soon become famous for product designs commissioned by Kodak, Texaco and Steinway among many other industrial companies -- Teague drew this evocative image of a French cavalier on horseback for his personal Christmas card. Although Teague is best known today for the Brownie camera...
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Watercolour of an Indian Shrub with Yellow Blossom by Janet Dick, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century, early 19th century watercolour of an Indian shrub with yellow flowers.
By Janet Dick. A paper label on the reverse is inscribed ‘Drawn while the artist w...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Two Original Maquettes by Aleardo Terzi
By Aleardo Terzi
Located in Hanover, MA
"Matti & C Milano", two original maquettes ca. 1912 by Aleardo Terzi (1870-1943).
Size of each measures 12-3/4 inches x 9-1/4 inches (32.5 cm X 23.5 cm).
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Size of each measures 12-3/4 inches x 9-1/4 inches (32.5 cm X 23.5 cm).
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Category
Early 20th Century Drawings
Materials
Board
Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing, painting representing a child's head, black pencil and red chalk drawing.
Painting representing a drawing of a child's head, black and red chalk print, stamped from the Jul...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wonderfully Framed and Matted Charcoal Portrait of a Boy
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century charcoal portrait of a pensive little boy imaginatively matted as an oval surrounded by fancy plaid taffeta and a vintage g...
Category
19th Century American Antique Drawings
"American Olympics 1928, " Spectacular Art Deco Drawing of Stadium Entrance
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although the Olympics in 1928 were held in Amsterdam, Lee Seibert drew this vivid and colorful image of the main entrance to the stadium as if it were in America, the sky glowing with a rainbow-hued aureole and the scene attracting sophisticated men and women in evening clothes. Indeed, the 1932 Olympics...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Drawings
Vintage Charcoal Portrait in Neoclassic Style
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This early 20th century portrait depicts the bust of a man on pedestal, drawn from a sculptural piece in charcoal. These were popular 19th century renditions usually done in a neocla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Drawings
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
American Oval Pastel of Young Lady Grasping Dove, Cola, SC. Circa 1865
Located in Charleston, SC
American pastel of young lady grasping dove in the original oval floral gilt frame presented under glass, Mid 19th Century. Original paper label on back.
Ursuline Convent, Valle Cru...
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Drawings
Materials
Gold Leaf
American Dry Point Engraved Etching Italian House on Hill Side, A. Hutty C 1920
By Alfred Hutty
Located in Charleston, SC
American dry point engraved landscape etching Italian House on Hill Side, Alfred H. Hutty, Early 20th century
Category
1920s American Modern Vintage Drawings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Boho Mixed Media Drawing on Paper
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite vintage mixed media drawing on paper captures a timeless boho aesthetic with its delicate craftsmanship and artistic charm. The portrait exudes a soulful expression, s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pen Drawing on Paper, "The Birth of Venus" Vincenzo Camuccini.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pen Drawing on Paper, "The Birth of Venus" Vincenzo Camuccini.
Pen drawing on paper, mounted on an album leaf, "The Birth of Venus" by Vincenzo Camuccini, late 18th century, early 1...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pair of 18th- Early 19th Century Engravings of Snakes in Maple Frames
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of 18th- early 19th century engravings iOS snakes from an Audubon contemporary
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
John Joseph Owens Model Nude Figural Study, Torso, 1909, Charcoal and Ink, Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Owens, John Joseph (American/West Virginia 1887-1931), Model Portrait Study, signed and dated 1909, charcoal on laid paper and pen and ink, about 21 x 17 inches. Provenance: artist's...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing, China, 19th Century on Paper, Art Asia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing, China, 19th century on paper, Art Asia
Drawing Measures: H 33.5cm, W 24.5cm
Carton H 50.5cm, W 41.5cm
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pair of English Pastels
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Pastels of boy and girl with original gold gilt frames.
Category
19th Century English Antique Drawings
Hand Written "Fraktur" Birth Announcement, 1854
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A framed hand written birth announcement for Danile Konig, Pennsylvania 1854
This document known as a Fraktur is calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet ...
Category
1850s American Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Watercolor, French School, 19th Century
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Landscape with River, Signed in red L de N.
Category
19th Century French Antique Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing of a Naked Man in the Academic Hot Seat 1910 France
Located in palm beach, FL
Drawing of a naked man in the academic hot seat 1910 France.
This young man poses in a relaxed manner, leaning on a harness. His raised foot rests on a bar of furniture.
The model's...
Category
Early 20th Century French Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Theves, Karach" Egyptian Spinx Print
Located in Queens, NY
19th Cent print of various views of an Egyptian sphinx "Theves, Karach" in an ebonized and gilt frame
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
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Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
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