Iron Drawings

Pencil drawing by Édouard Pignon signed and dated lower right "Pignon 72." Depicting a subject of a naked woman, the title is Sylvie, found in numerous other works by the artist. Co...

Sketch of the futurist poster "Day of two crosses, 16th April 1939, XVII", mixed technique of pastel and water-color, for an Italian campaign against tuberculosis, to inform people a...

An unusual pencil drawing of “Canton“ a three masted whaling ship by Harold Wyllie. New Bedford was a major whaling centre in the 19th century. Photograp...

Pencil on paper drawing of young woman with scarf. Signed Elliott lower right corner. Unframed, age toning.

This beautiful work features on the front a lithograph from a 1958 drawing by Henry Moore from the series 'Heads, figures and ideas'. on the verso an origi...

Academic Studie of a nude male made in 1881 by the Swedish Artist Carl Kjellin (1862-1939). Pencil on paper. Signed: Carl Kjellin and dated: 1881. The artist is represented at the N...

Antique anatomical drawings for the study of the human body, nude males. The history of anatomy extends from the earliest examinations of...

17th century Spanish boxwood Christ on the cross.

Step into the refined world of 18th-century elegance with our captivating Sanguine Drawing, delicately portraying an "Elegant Lady with Turban and Feather." Originating from France, ...

Michelangelo. The Drawings of a Genius. By Achim Gnann. Preface by Klaus Albrecht Schröder. Published by the Albertina, Vienna. This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition "Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius", Albertina, Vienna; October 8, 2010 - January 9, 2011. 478th. Published by Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, 2010. 1st Ed softcover exhibition catalog. Michelangelo's drawings endowed human physique with an expressive musculature that remains to be rivaled in its feeling for corporeal articulation. His drawings of male nudes in particular, fraught as they are with tempestuous longing, project both tension and pliancy, and a compelling sense of health in the exertions and torque of bodies. He was also readily able to bring contrary qualities of grace and swiftness to depictions of women and cherubim. With over 300 color plates and extensive contextualizing scholarship, Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius is the most complete treatment of his work ever published, and thus constitutes a publication of great importance. Masterpieces from the world's finest museums are gathered, from the early studies for the "Battle of Cascina" and the studies for the Sistine Chapel frescoes, to the drawings for the tomb of Julius II, the Medici tombs...

An original Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Rosace de Plafond" page 137. Stamped: Jansen, 9 Rue Royale Paris 8e.

French (late 19th century) pencil illustrations of equestrian performers on horseback in two panels titled "Double Equestrian" in a carved giltwood frame with white canvas matting. (...