Continental US - Drawings

This powerful framed charcoal drawing by Jeff Dikio captures a solitary matador in a post-performance moment of quiet solitude. The figure is rendered in Dikio’s signature expressive...

Important work by this founding member of the Bokujin group. Signed lower right with the artists seal. Measures: 21" x 14".

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...

Artist: Diego Rivera (Mexican; 1886-1957) Title: Picapedrero Medium: Temera on Paper Year: 1946 Image size: 15.25" x 10.75" Presented in a black carved wood frame. A framed drawing o...

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...

Nice original watercolor of a footbridge over a pond in Central Park NYC. Skyscrapers of the day in the background. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, needs a new mat....

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...

This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea...

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...

An elegant 18th-century red crayon drawing depicting a muscular male arm grasping a staff, executed with fine hatching, subtle shading, and anatomical precision indicative of academi...

Traditional Wall Decor, Framed Botanical Drawings, Giltwood Frame, 19th c. A set of three custom framed and matted Botanicals. Each floral work signed and dated with a complete writ...

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...

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...

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...

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

Rare Yves Saint Laurent Original Pencil Croquis from the 1960's. Gifted to an American business partner who help to launch YSL Rive Gauche ...

A spiritual modern etching with hand coloring on Arches wove paper titled “David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (David Ascending The Mount of Olives)” (pl. 71 from The Bible Series)...

18th century Italian drawing, "The Theological Virtues" in pen and brow ink, blue washes. By Fidele Fischetti, Naples 1732 - 1792. A good size drawing in an 18th century gilt wood f...

A brilliant example of Stile Littorio or Italian Rationalist design promulgated by Mussolini in 1930s Italy, this original drawing by Armando Bernabiti depicts his proposal for a str...

Original gouache & ink masterwork on paper. The artist captures the magnificence of the era with precise architectural perspective. Cerulean, ochre, & shell white celebrate the nosta...

Title: Eagle Head Artist: Attributed to William Bartram (American, 1739–1823) Date: Late 18th century Medium: Pen and ink on laid paper Dimensions: 13.5 × 15.875 in. (framed)...

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...

A remarkable ensemble of drawings dating to 1946, on one sheet of paper, each scene depicting one or more male nude figures, this work displays the stylization and mannerism that is suggestive of Le Corbusier and his contemporaries. The artist was Jacques Azéma...

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,...

Illustration painting attributed to Al Corn, unsigned, drawn for Mans World Magazine.

set of 3 framed and matted french architectural drawings of Propriete de Mr Jugla on the Rue Vital No 39, Paris-Passy. dated Feb. 20, 1894

Peter Paul Rubens: The Drawings (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Anne Marie Logan. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 1st Ed hard cover Exhibition Catalog. This boo...

A touch of Roaring Twenties glamour in this stunning vintage Art Deco-style pastel on black paper Female portrait. Featuring a classic 1920s flapper with vibrant golden-blonde hair, ...

An antique Megillah The Book of Esther, hand written on parchment by an expert Sephardi scribe and richly decorated with hand painted illustrations. The text panels are surrounded by...

Bold and atmospheric, this ink drawing depicts a kneeling nude male figure, his bow arched and his arrow ready to spring forward, surrounded by a flower-bedecked landscape that clearly draws its inspiration from Gustav Klimt's work. To the left, silhouetted against the dark background, a pair of stylized geese -- evidently his target -- are shown flying upward. The sun which dapples the figure of the archer highlights his lithe musculature, and the artist -- Erwin Stolz -- gives the same close attention to the landscape behind. Stolz was well connected to the artistic elite of Vienna, and was friends with Alexander Rothaug...

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...

19th Century or Earlier Ritual Buddhist Mask, Japan Ex Collection of Charles Smith, University of Washington A masterly carved ritual mask used in Shinto Festival ceremonies, most ...

Set of three 20th century pencil sketches / architectural drawings of the fronts of houses. One signed by T. Voorhees and double dated April 25, '22 and '24. Beveled wood frame with ...

An original and rare pastel drawing design for the decoration of a German Weimar Republic pottery plate by a Bauhaus or Bauhaus influenced student. Attached: a spread from 'Sammlung ...

Architectural rendering of a Southern California ranch-style home by the artist Perrin. A watercolor rendering featuring greens and browns, with lush ...

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...

Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo A rare and finely woven fan attributed to the Chokwe ethnic group of Angola, southwestern D. R. Congo and n...

A beautiful set of three framed abstract drawings by artist, Anne Abueva, rendered in conté crayon on paper and framed in simple maple gallery fram...

Original Abstract Pen and Ink Drawing by well listed artist Jacob El Hanani. Hand signed and dated 1989. It retains its warm original patina.

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...

Set of seven hand-painted working drawings from Argentina, by José Thenée. José Thenée Thenee was a master blacksmith born in Austria in 1853 who made his home in Argentina. The dr...

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...

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

Showing the influence of Cubism and Art Deco, this lovely drawing of a female nude in a topsy-turvy interior -- with a curvy lamp echoed by turned wood posts for bed or stairway -- w...

This very fine drawing in Sanguine is from the early 19th century. Made as a preparatory sketch concerning composition, musculature and shadow this work is unsigned but we have four ...

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...

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...

Titled “l’Homme Sur Un Pied” This contemporary drawing by listed French artist, Gérard Eppelé whose abstract metaphysical forms of humans is a very i...

Clearly drawn to protest the induction and destruction of young men in the name of war, this ink sketch depicts three inductees in the British army, surrounded by uniformed officers ...

This depiction of a seated male dancer, his dark eyes looking intently into the distance, was made by Emlen Etting, a Philadelphia artist who was active in the decades after World Wa...

Artist: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, 1936-) Title:Le Tombeau D'Hemingway Year: 1963 Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper: Size: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 plus 3 inch frame Mark: upper lef...

From the whimsical world of German artist Otmar Alt comes this great mixed media on paper, circa 1969. He is known as one of the most significant contemporary artists in Germany. Along with Horst Antes and HAP Grieshaber...

Pair of Architectural Etchings by Giovanni Piranesi. One presents a grand panoramic view of St. Peter's Basilica, with Bernini's sweeping colonn...

This Mughal miniature was painted at one of the princely courts of India. It depicts a raven-haired princess in a gold-trimmed saffron-colored silk sari. Under a glowering evening sky she dawdles on a white marble terrace, with a pet fawn on a leash, before a landscape dotted with buildings nestled amongst trees beyond a river. Her hair, falling loosely about her shoulders, rather than carefully dressed on her head, indicates that she is a maiden. The overall mood is one of expectancy. Perhaps walking a pet and catching an evening breeze is a pretext to escape palace scrutiny for a lovers’ assignation. In Mughal India tender sentiments were a bridge to the erotic – and if this seems contradictory, so too is the balance of realism and caricature, and naturalism with the schematic. Both are hallmarks of miniatures painted in this place and time. The earliest Mughal Indian miniatures date to the 16th century. They were inspired by those painted at the refined Moslem courts of the neighboring Persian empire. They incorporated figures in spite of the Moslem faith’s proscription against depicting the human form. Such was the nature of sophisticated courtly life everywhere that beauty and pleasure trumped systems of morality. This was no less the case at the provincial Indian courts, where our miniature, marked by a charming pictorial naiveté, was most likely painted. Yet the artist was undeniably accomplished. His command of perspective, introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century, is seen in the landscape, which rolls back to a distant horizon, contrary to the flat two-dimensional ones following Indian-painting traditions. And if Mughal artists were influenced by Western art, the compliment was returned by Rembrandt and Sir Joshua Reynolds, among others, who collected Indian miniatures (as did, perhaps, Giovanni Bellini who painted in Mughal style the famous miniature of a Persian man...

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...

Vibrant modern Mexican art drawing 7 Eiffel Tower Oaxacan artist signed. Ink on paper drawing, Original Art, Custom made paper. Inspiration Sergio H...

French vintage 20th century charcoal and chalk sketch/study of a statuesque woman in loose-fitting dress (like a dressing gown); out of context she could easily be mistaken for a fig...

This virtuosic pen-and-ink drawing shows several gods cavorting with wild-maned horses in an Art Deco galaxy. All the figures are perfectly stylized as if parading across a classical...

Venetian Capriccio, after Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793) Unsigned, with a label from Wandenberg Freres (Paris) affixed to the back of the mat.

A black ink and sepia wash drawing by French artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince of a classical scene of Roman soldiers with camel signed and dated lower left. T...