French Drawings

Transport yourself to the wonder and romance of early flight with this pair of hand-colored antique engravings, each depicting the world’s first hot air balloon ascents in 18th-centu...

A rare and architecturally presented suite of twelve 17th century French engravings from the celebrated series Les Festes du Mois, engraved by Leonard Gaultier, one of the most accom...

French vintage 20th century charcoal and chalk drawing of a crouched nude male figure in prayer. Beautiful in its monochromatic palette, the work highlights the youthful muscularity,...

Beautifully rendered drawing of male nude. This drawing is most probably French in origin, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The drawing...

Large French painting dated 1899. Oil painting on canvas, first canvas, depicting a view of a country village with characters and animals of good...

Early and important in the oeuvre of Gaston Goor, this beautifully considered drawing of two male nudes sealing a sarcophagus was clearly influenced by the work of Michelangelo and o...

This fine drawing while unsigned is an excellent example of sketch work done in sanguine as preparatory work for large finished paintings. Created in France during the days of artist...

Antique Art Deco Louis Icart print titled "Manon" depicts a woman walking from a carriage. Embossed lower left L.I Paris 6 of 492, pencil signed lower right, framed in a beautiful go...

This is an antique framed architectural plan. A French, lithograph set of drawings from Constructions Modernes et Economiques, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Beaut...

This charming drawing is a preliminary study for the larger drawing, Trois etudes de femme assise, coiffee d'une fontange, in the British Museum. This little gem comes from Brooke A...

French vintage pen and ink drawing on paper of a youthful boy with gamine features such as a pronounced upper lip, arched brows, and a dense row of eyelashes. The vanilla tone of the...

Pointillist composition by Dora Maar. Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris. Black ink on cream white paper. 20th century, undated. Frame not included. In good orig...

French, early 20th century (if not prior) charcoal and chalk drawing of a risen Jesus Christ. Beautiful in its monochromatic palette, the work highlights the gathering of fabric in h...

Superbly conceived and executed by Gaston Goor in the late 1940s, when he was at the height of his powers, this drawing brings together three male figures -- all beautifully depicted...

Set of three Mid-Century French interior design sketches or drawings.

Set of five watercolour sketches by Eugene Leliepvre depicting mounted military figures encased in gilt and glazed frames. Dimensions Height 18 Inches Width 15 Inches Depth 1 Inches

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...

Dessin d'étude de cheval du XIXᵉ siècle, réalisée au crayon. Le rendu est fin et précis en ce qui concerne le dessin du cheval, tant sur le plan anatomique que dans la capture de l’a...

Antique charcoal on paper, an unusually large depiction of a mythological couple with entwined tails, seated on stylized waves with marine flora and shells. The dramatic scale, anato...

Art Deco etching by French Artist Paul Jouve depicting a Black Panther. Made in France Circa: 1930

Pair of Original Memento Mori Charcoal Skull Drawings, France, circa 19th Century. They measure 11.5"H x 13"W, and 10.5"H x 14.25"W framed. They were purchased in France and are beli...

Rene Prou drawing for the Paquebot France salon little damage on the paper at left see photo

Drawing on paper, Study of a Nude Man, 20th Century. Drawing, pencil on paper, study of a nude man, lying down, unsigned, 20th century.     h: 51cm , w: 50cm, d: 0,2cm

This drawing is an authentic drawing framed in a gilded wooden frame, and placed under a Marie-Louise. It is an authentic drawing from the 19th century made in France, by an artist w...

Aquarelle by Jean Rene Prou French decorator for Le France paquebot little damage on the paper on the left see photo

Fashion drawing in felt-tipped pen, Michel Goma, 1980s Michel Goma (1932–2022), born in Moncrabeau, was a French famous couturier. His talent was soon spotted by Christian Dior, and ...

The drawing is a pastel work from the late 19th or early 20th century and it features a female nude seated in a chair smoking a cigarette. It is titled "Gisele." The artist's signature on the piece is "M. van Bever de la Quintinie." The technique used here is pastel drawing, a medium where artists use sticks of pigment to create various hues on paper. The nature of pastel allows for soft textures and subtle blending of colors, which is evident in the gentle gradations on the figure's skin and the velvet texture of the seat. The model used named 'Gisele' could potentially refer to the remarkable lady by the name of Gisèle d'Estoc. Gisèle d’Estoc was the pseudonym of a nineteenth-century French woman writer and, it turns out, artist who, among other things, was accused of being a bomb-planting anarchist, the cross-dressing lover of writer Guy de Maupassant, and the fighter of at least one duel with another woman, inspiring Bayard’s famous painting on the subject. The true identity of this enigmatic woman remained unknown and was even considered fictional until recently, when Melanie C...

Intriguing painting of a sea view. Wonderful approach to water and sky. It is a gouache on paper, framed in a wooden gilded frame behind glass. Atm...

Three small 18th century engravings of fountains at the gardens of Versailles by renowned Parisian engraver Antoine Aveline. All three are pr...

Portrait of a Young Woman, pastel drawing, presented in its original oval frame protected by glass, 18th century Delightful portrait of a young noblewoman in the fashion of the late...

Jean Rene Prou drawing of armchair pair

Pointillist composition by Dora Maar. Signed in ink in the lower right corner. Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris. Black ink on cream white paper. 20th century, u...

Pointillist drawing by Dora Maar. Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris. Black ink on cream white paper. 20th Century, undated. Framed and signed. In good origin...

Two-faced drawing. Studies of characters and harbor scene. With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon. Ink a...

An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 2 Parrots and 2 Parakeets: L' Ara Rouge, La Perruche a face bleue, L' Ara Verd and La Perruche Tabuan. Draw...

Original Etching by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon Title: Head of a Sleeping Child Artist: Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris) D...

This drawing is representing a half nuded woman led on a bed. The frame is in a Gilt color, and the drawing is done on a white support. It has made during the 19th Century in France.

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).

This beautiful pencil drawing, created in 1905 by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923), depicts a delicate female nude. The work is monogrammed "ST" in the lower right corner and...

Landscape Drawing, Black Marker Boat and Harbor Scene, France 1966. This vintage black felt-tip pen drawing from 1966 captures a scene of the Cape Antibes, located on the French Riv...

Fashion drawing in felt-tipped pen, Michel Goma, 1980s Michel Goma (1932–2022), born in Moncrabeau, was a French famous couturier. His talent was soon spotted by Christian Dior, and ...

Matted and Framed 19th c French Academia Drawing of a Seated Woman. With school stamp embossed on lower right. Paper has watermark that is pictured. I...

Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Man, Framed in Gilt Wood, French Mid-20th Century Portrait of a man executed with minimalist strokes. The drawing captures the essence of his face, h...

Lithograph by Jean Cocteau, poissons face-à-face, 1960-70. Lithograph by Jean Cocteau,1962, 1/79, representing fish face-to-face, unframed. h: 50cm, w: 65cm, d: 0,2cm

Fashion drawing in felt-tipped pen, Michel Goma, 1980s Michel Goma (1932–2022), born in Moncrabeau, was a French famous couturier. His talent was soon spotted by Christian Dior, and ...

Beautiful painting representing a woman of the XVIIIth century. The scene is set in a typical interior of the period, recognisable by the furniture, armchair and bench in the Louis X...

Evidence of Western Europe's fascination with Native American culture, dress and way of life for over a century, this vivid drawing uses watercolor, gouache and crayon to capture a g...

For your consideration, 1960s Modern Abstract Art Still Life Lithograph a Beautiful vibrant color. Framed art. Signed by Marcel Mouly listed French Artist. A vibrant, color lithogra...

Decorate a living room wall or study with this elegant and colorful 18th-century Aubusson gouache painting. Created in the renowned tapestry-making city of Aubusson, France circa 176...

Fashion drawing in felt-tipped pen, Michel Goma, 1980s Michel Goma (1932–2022), born in Moncrabeau, was a French famous couturier. His talent was soon spotted by Christian Dior, and ...

French Art Deco Watercolor of an Exotic Woman with Flower, Signed Chasquest, circa 1930 Vivid and alluring, this French Art Deco watercolor painting by Chasquest captures the confid...

Elevate any space with this unique hand-drawn work of art. Done with pencil on paper- this is an anatomically correct excerpt from a student's figure study sketchbook from the early ...

Jean Poulain (1884–1967) – Original Drawing of an Elephant and Calf, Signed and Dated 1942 A deeply touching and atmospheric original wildlife drawing by Belgian artist Jean Poulain...

This exquisite watercolor and gouache study of La Femme aux Iris (Woman with Irises) depicts a woman with vibrant ginger hair adorned with a crown of French bearded irises. Her left ...

A pair of `framed classical Roman/Greek drawings in distressed silver gilt frames on good quality paper with wonderful aging. Signed by artist this male and female pair French la...

Very interesting drawing of two soldiers in uniform one most likely French holding a rifle with bayonet and the other, Swiss, dressed in a fancy red outfit with codpiece and odd hat holding a menacing looking mace. Behind them on either side are burning castles...

Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Study A drawing after the original artwork by Honoré Daumier, French (1808-1879). The original, which constitutes No. 3 of ‘Croquis Parisiens’ (Parisian Sketches...

During the early 1950s Guy Bourdin had established himself as an artist with the eye of a painter, working primarily on paper Bourdin created images containing fascinating stories and compositions. His early experimental work bridges the gap between Surrealism and his later photography which at the time was still in its infancy. This early cat drawing...

A wonderful and most decorative French 18th century drawing of The Study of a Resting Soldier, after Jean-Antoine Watteau. This charming sanguine sketch or blood red chalk drawing is matted and set within a finely carved French Regence st. 19th century Giltwood frame. The red chalk drawing is of the same soldier laying down with his rifle where he is resting, stretching, and getting up from his rest. Favored for its lifelike warmth, sanguine colored chalk was used by artist such as Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. Finely executed and extremely decorative. Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was a French painter and draftsman whose work ushered in the Rococo era, transforming European art with a new sense of grace, intimacy, and lyrical charm. Born in Valenciennes, France, Watteau trained...

Finely drawn and vividly hued, this drawing was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Goor was ...