American Drawings

Rare very early watercolor by this famous 'Washington D.C. Colorist'(from the group of Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Gene Davis), signed and dated L.L. 1958. Matted and framed in ...

Vintage Chicago / Lake Michigan drypoint etching "Along the Lake" by noted artist James Swann, circa 1960. The piece is hand signed and titled in penci...

This is an early 20th century Charcoal on paper study of a bust. This artist study has been beautifully executed in black charcoal on India paper. This artist study is of a classical...

An interesting collection of five (5) drawings by Richard (Rich) Jacobs, circa 2001-2005. A note about the artist: "Rich Jacobs (born 1972 in Long Beach, CA) is an American artist and curator who currently lives and works in Oakland, CA. Jacobs has exhibited in the United States,[1] Europe,[2] Australia, New Zealand and Japan. In 2008 his work Minor Threat...

Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.

Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.

Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This large drawing served as a stu...

Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.

Kelly finds inspiration pertaining to controversial topics through various literary pieces. She will then use some pages from the novel she has chosen as the canvas to paint her inte...

Pencil Drawing of Athletic Male Figure circa 1930 "pencil on paper" "spotting on paper through out - add character" "unframed - will look amazing once properly matted and framed"

Selection of 1930's Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes, hand drawn by Carl De Zeeuw, American, circa 1930's. The price noted below is for EACH dra...

A wonderfully playful charcoal sketch on paper rendering of Central Park, New York City. Circa 1930. Signed with initials, HIC, lower left corner. Possibly a drawing for a later pain...

Framed series of American modern pen and ink drawings, sixteen portraits of Boston "pols" and Italian American civic leaders, all of whom were the famous 'Friends of Joe Tecce's' of the eponymously named restaurant in Boston's North End. The frame is sixteen feet long by one foot tall...

Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII Gouache and ink on paper, 7.5" x 9.5" (sight), silver lacquered frame 11" x 9", circa late 1940s This vibrant fashion illustration represents Josephine Baker, the American-born dancer, singer, and actress whose international fame made her one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century. Although often associated with her Parisian rise during the 1920s Jazz Age, Baker continued to embody glamour and modernity well into the 1940s and beyond, performing throughout wartime Europe, assisting the French Resistance, and reinventing her stage image for postwar audiences. The sketch, executed by Wayne Benter Jung (1919–2003), reflects this later phase of Baker’s career. Jung, a Wisconsin-born artist who studied at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and served in WWII, turned to fashion and theatrical design during his early postwar years. His work often balanced fine art, interior decoration, and fashion, situating him within the larger mid-century American dialogue between commercial design and artistic practice. Fashion Analysis The gown depicted here is emblematic of late 1940s fashion sensibilities: Silhouette: The tightly belted waist and elongated column form anticipate the couture revolution inaugurated by Christian Dior’s New Look...

This is a beautiful ink on paper post-modernist drawing by Peter Drake (b. 1957). An incredibly unique and fascinating work of art. The manipulated dimensions and ephemeral quality o...

Italian Master Drawings by Hugo Chapman and David Lachenmann. Publisher Paul Holberton Publishing, 2020. 1st Ed hardcover catalog with dust jack...

A wonderful Robert Freiman watercolor, from 1956, entitled " Third Avenue at 57th Street". Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...

Max Kuehne (1880-1968) was born in Germany in 1880 and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1894. In 1907 he began his formal art training in New York City, studying wi...

Mary Jane Bigler (American - mid 20th century) sumi brush ink drawing of a rooster or cockerel 1964. Beautifully framed and matted under glass. Expressive composition in striking b...

Offered here for your consideration is a vintage original Earl MacPherson pastel painting of a pin-up girl. Depicting a blond, smiling, nude pin-up girl dressed only with two larg...

This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series of paintings for the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA in 1925. Son of Kenyon Cox...

Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.

Original Ted Key Hazel sketch " Who Gets The Squirrel Whiskey " signed by Ted Key and many others in a farewell to Glenn Gundell. Ted Key best known as the creator of HAZEL, the stro...

This is a mid 20th century charcoal on paper male nude study. This drawing is presented in a handmade Italian frame with cream and black mat boards. The charcoal drawing is a male nu...

A large and stunning example of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich's work at the height of the Art Deco era, this drawing depicts a herald on horseback, his trumpet raised high, with an attenuat...

Elizabeth O'Neil Verner framed dry point etching of St. Phillips Church Steeple, Charleston, SC. Early 20th Century

Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...

AMBIANIC presents  Art Ink on Paper Abstract Drawing signed Martin Kenneth Winkler 4-8-43 13.75 x 16.25 x 1 thick Art 9 x 11.5 parabola hyperbola Preowned original vintage condition....

A very rare and authentic Warner Brothers "Bugs Bunny" original hand-painted animation production cell by Friz Freleng, circa 1982. The drawing of Bugs Bunny playing tennis is from a...

An American Art Deco 'fashion plate', in period and in a Winold Reiss style. Reiss, was an artist and designer of many styles, and this unsigned watercolor is in the style of his Emp...

Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissioned to paint at the US Capitol...

Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...

This is an early 20th century pencil drawing of a classical bust. This drawing is presented in a hand carved vintage French cocoa inspired frame. This pencil drawing is an artist stu...

Esperanza and Esperanza II were both begun in August 1994. Esperanza I was signed Feb 12, 1995 and Esperanza II signed Sept 24, 1995. Esperanza I is a 38 color original lithograph ...

A "Los Angeles Times" political cartoon drawing captioned "I Gave At The Office..." by award winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, circa 1977. The drawing is a reprint of the original pen ...

A naturalistic pencil study of a black duck, drawn with delicate tonal gradation and subtle contouring that captures the sleek plumage, waterline buoyancy, and quiet alertness of the...

Beautiful continuous line drawings by Jean Negulesco - Oscar award winning Hollywood director. Newly framed. 4 different variations available, priced individually: Black frame, sea foam green background, and black line drawing...

Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...

Meticulously detailed Mid-century era graphite pencil drawing of Clark Gable in original Regency style picture frame. Frame dimensions: 15" x 12" United States, 1950

Original 1955 "Recreation Room" hand-drawn architectural artwork rendering prepared by Rucker Fuller for The Bank of California Mission Branch. Rucker Fuller is an architectural fir...

Superbly conceived and executed, this Mid Century drawing of a young man, probably African American and/or Hispanic, shows the artist's ability to create a mood, capturing the subjec...

This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...

This handsome drawing of a seated male nude, executed in pastel, demonstrates Allyn Cox's superb draftsmanship and mastery of color. Depicting his subject from behind, as he leans to his left, is reminiscent of the work of the great masters from the Renaissance, the 18th century and 19th century. Cox spent 20 years painting and restoring murals at the US Capitol...

A memorial mourning watercolor on paper, New England, circa 1840. sight: 16 ½ by 10 inches frame: 20 ¾ by 14 ¼ inches

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

This drawing is a highly important and rare window into a relationship that impacted the larger world of Abstract Expressionism in New York just a few years after it was made in 1949...

Black Americana original illustration for Collier's Magazine by Frederick Coffay Yohn, American artist and magazine illustrator (1875 - 1933) Fine drawing / illustration for "The Modern Judgment of...

Born in 1933, the son of an Italian diplomat in Shanghai, China, Marco Polo di Suvero immigrated with his family to the United States at the start of WWII. Working construction to su...

Drawn by one of the great muralists for Radio City Music Hall -- Eduard Buk Ulreich -- this beautifully detailed Art Deco scene shows a caped nude figure ...

Demonstrating an impressive confidence and mastery of detail, this drawing of a nude male triton, blowing a trumpet made from a seashell, was made by Allyn Cox, no doubt as a study f...

American Steel Engraving of General George Washington "Before the Battle of Trenton" By John Trumbull Under Original Wavy Glass and Thirteen Starred Gilt Frame, Early 19th Century. T...

Created early in De Lue's career, possibly when he worked in the New York studio of Bryant Baker, this handsome Art Deco drawing depicts a nude male figur...

A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees. This charcoal drawing entitled “Memory of Leaves” beautifully illustrates the branching form of a mature birch tree. Loosely drawn with informal, sketch-like linework, the tree is shown in the middle of winter, bare of leaves and white with frost. Surdo’s skillful placement of shadow illustrates the forking branches with incredible texture and effortless realism. The intricate play of light and dark is accentuated by the stark white background, a negative space that isolates the tree in space and time. Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunk, Surdo accentuates the tree’s abstract form, lingering on areas of unusual shape or texture. Seeking to convey the strong emotional response elicited by his initial encounter with the tree, Surdo focuses on the tree’s sculptural form, contrasting the strong trunk...

American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81" lower right. A charming, colorful and detailed representation of a beautiful room-scape. It makes me want to grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire. The framing is by The House of Heydenryk...

21st Century Black India Ink Drawings framed in Handmade Steel by Elliot Bergman They are heavily layered and distinctly textured. Bergman utilizes both traditional tools and foun...

Framed charcoal drawing by Jeff Dikio portrays a matador in a moment of introspection. The figure stands with his head bowed and one arm resting across...

Drawing of a female figure done with watercolor and pencil. Signed M.G. and dated '98. Made with neutral colors and raw lines, this one-of-a-kind drawing depicts a woman posing with...

John Carroll Doyle (1892-1959) Kansas City, KS. Cocktail Hour, Circa 20th Century, Chin de Colle/Lithograph, Edition 21/2, signed lower right and twice framed. Great condition. Image...

Original Henry Deidrich Gremke (1860-39) framed California landscape watercolor depicting a coastal or dune scene. Painting measures 10" x 13.5", framed size 13.5" x 17.5. Henry Dei...