1870s Drawings

This signed English watercolor portrait, dated 1829 and inscribed “Painted by Mr. King,” depicts Hanah Tichbon as a young woman dressed in white, wearing a gold chain and cross and h...

Original Illustration Map of Hawaii by Charles Burki, ca. 1945 – Ink Drawing Original pen-and-ink illustration of the Hawaï-Eilanden (Hawaiian Islands) by Dutch artist Charles Burki...

Original Illustration of a Viking Longship by Charles Burki, 1963 – Gouache and Ink Drawing Original gouache and ink illustration of a Viking longship under sail, signed and dated “...

Andre Derain was born in Chatou France in 1880. He met Matisse early in his life but was conscripted into the French army in 1901. After his service and when released Matisse convinced his parents to allow him to stop training as an engineering student to develop his artistic talents. He devoted himself full time to painting and attended the Academie Julian. He developed his early important style with close friends Maurice de Vlaminck and Henri Matisse. This became known as Fauvism and helped to usher in the other modern movements in art throughout the 20th century. The notable art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to work on a series of city-themed paintings that cemented his career as an important world-class artist. In 1907 his entire studios...

Alex Powers (American, 1940-2020) A pastel portrait of Lillian Alder, 1976. sight: 15 by 18 ½ inches frame: 23 ¼ by 27 ¼ inches

These Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923) pencil sketches all bear labels from the David Findlay Jr.Gallery and were exhibited in the 1973 Cornoyer Retrospective a...

This dramatic drawing of St. George and the dragon was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Go...

This pair of Italian academic charcoal drawings captures the grace and disciplined form of classical male nudes. One portrays an artist's model, his pose reflective and studied, whil...

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 ...

Full of drama and a tour de force of figurative drawing heavily influenced by Renaissance masters, this piece was made by Dunbar Beck in preparation for a large mural painting...

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 remarkable futurist charcoal drawing on paper depicting a twisting female nude with her arms raised above her head. The work stands out for the plastic force of its lines and the i...