Tri-State Area - Drawings

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Niobe Greek mythology theme signed, 1938 framed (1 chip off on frame finish).

18th century German, a hand-colored engraving of a dressage horse and rider from Description du Manège Moderne by Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron Rais d' Eisenberg (German, ca. 1700-ca. 1770). Engraved by Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733). Titled "Le Brillant", this dressage engraving is plate XXXIII. There is a gallery label verso. The print is matted and framed under UF-3 plexiglass, which offers the maximum amount of UV protection (approx. 97%). This print was originally part of an illustrated book Baron d'Eisenberg made describing the art of the cavaliers and depicting the different breeds of horses- The full title of the book is L'Art de Monter a Cheval: ou Description du Manége Moderne, Dans sa Perfection, published in Leipzig: Arkstée et Merkus, 1747). A set of 7 framed engravings from the same book sold at Sotheby's for $9,500 (plus tax and buyers premium). Reference: The author, a German horseman and artist, spent some of his youth at the manège of Saxe-Weimar before entering into the service of the Emperor. He then spent six years in Naples as the Master of Horse of the Viceroy before returning to Vienna where he studied under M. de Regenthal, the imperial Master of Horse. He participated in the coronation of the Emperor Charles V at Frankfurt in 1711, then spent some time in England, but was back in Germany before 1753. He probably died in Tuscany where he was Director and Master of the Horse at the Academy in Pisa. Brunet II, 957; Mennessier de la Lance I, p. 438. The Baron wrote several important and lavishly illustrated books on horses: his Description du manège moderne dans sa perfection, London 1727, and Dictionnaire des termes du manège moderne, 1747, being the best well-known. He dedicated Description du Manège Moderne to King George II and to his son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Subscribers to the book included royalty and nobility from all over Europe. The engraver was Bernard Picart, born in Paris in 1673. He gained honors at the Academy of Paris at the age of sixteen. He was a master designer and engraver and worked in Paris and Amsterdam until his death in 1733. Dimensions: 9"h x 12"w (sight), 16.5"h x 19.25"w (frame) Condition: Good, some rippling to sheet, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Lombard Antiquarian Maps & Prints, Cape Elizabeth...

A finely executed original etching titled Old Rouen by acclaimed American master etcher John Taylor Arms, dated 1927 and signed in pencil beneath the plate. This evocative compositi...

Italian Lake Palace Ink Drawing. Italian ink drawing of island palace La Casina Vanvitelliana sul Lago Fusaro. Eighteenth century ink on paper drawing in a...

This early 19th-century watercolor portrait is signed “Painted by Mr. King” and dated 1829. It shows the sitter, Hanah Tichbon, dressed as a proper young woman of the period, wearin...

An original Maison Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Petit Panneau Directoire" page 70 Stamped: Jansen, 9 Rue Royale Paris 8e

Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW).      Though the painter Michael Loew is today best known for his colorful and gestural Abstract Expression...

New York Café by Benny Andrews, A limited-edition lithograph ( 86/250), signed and numbered by the artist, and produced by Associated American Artists. Rendered in lithographic ink o...

"Peche au Cachalot" (Sperm whale fishing) Original colored lithograph enhanced with watercolor by Louis Lebreton (? - 1866).

Bruno Pasquiier Desvignes (1930- ) In Cyclo Melodia, 1992. Ink on paper original Surreal style drawing in vintage cream and gold bead frame. France, 1992. Dimensions: 18" W x 14.25...

Tim Folzenlogen (American, b. 1952), "New Beginning", pastel drawing of New York streetscape, signed Tim Folzenlogen and dated '99 at lower right. A g...

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...

A large fine pastel drawing of an abstract figure from the Cordier and Ekstrom Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith.

Watercolor Landscape Study of the Palazzo Andrea Doria, Genoa. Antique French architectural study of the plan and gardens of the Doria Palace in Genoa, en...

An exceptional French oil on canvas, "Feeding the Doves", Signed and Dated by E. Munier, 1890. Émile Munier is one of the most sought after and most talented French artists of the 18...

Title: Untitled (Ledger) Artist: Al (Alvern) Lostetter (American, b. 1941) Date: 2001 Medium: Watercolor and colored pencil on paper (mixed media) A visually dynamic and symbolicall...

1880s Paul Albert Besnard pencil drawing of a sitting woman. In a gold gilt frame. From a celebrity’s Southampton, NY oceanfront estate.

A rare and complete suite of four original 19th-century etchings by renowned American artist William Goodrich Beal. These works capture the serene coastal and village landscapes of l...

Eugene Berman (1899–1972) An untitled stage design, ink and wash on paper. French, circa 1950. Signed lower right: EB.

This ink figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is similar in form and st...

Sergei Firer (Russian, b. 1954). Reflect II and III etchings. Both pencil numbered 82/90 LL, pencil titled lower center and pencil signed LR. Size: Sight: 7.5" x 9" framed: ...

Pencil Sketch of Bull in the Ring on Paper

Framed Gio Ponti drawing Accompanied by Gio Ponti Archive certificate attached to verso.

2006, Australian, Betsy Lewis Napangardi (1940-2008), Framed Mina Mina Dreaming, etching on paper. Number 5 of 60 and pencil signed Betsy Lewis with embossed seal. Information on the back of the work from the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association and dated 1/11/2007, describes the story behind the work authenticates it. Dimensions: 17.5"w x 23.5"h x 1.5"d (framed) 7.5"w x 13"h (sight) Condition: Good. Not examined out of frame. Shows well. Ready to hang. Biography: Betsy Lewis Napangardi was a traditional Warlpiri woman from the Yuendumu Community region. Betsy was born in the bush just west of Yuendumu in the 1940’s, this was before hospitals and health clinics were available and accessible in the area. Betsy moved to Mount Doreen Station with her family at a young age. She was raised by Paddy Japanangka Lewis and attended the Yuendumu School. She spent her life living in Yuendumu. Betsy began painting full time in 1999 however she had been painting for Warlukurlangu Artists for some time before then. She was considered at the forefront of the move towards more abstract depictions of Aboriginal art however did maintain a strong connection to her Kurruwarri heritage. Her art is bright and textured with thick layers of paint. Some of her family members are also artists such as Margaret Lewis. Betsy is known best for five Dreamtime depictions - Snake Vine, Women’s Dreaming, Edible Fungus, Dreaming Site and Dogwood. The story of Jintiparnta is of the Napangardi and Napanangka women who collect Jintiparnta or Edible Fungus at Karnakarlangu. The area is also known as Mina Mina. The ancestral women would travel from here heading north and east toward Janyinki and Alcoota country. The Mina Mina is a ceremonial place which belongs to the Japanangka and Japangardi men and the Napanangka and Napangardi women. Water soakages, sand hills...

Oil Pastel Sketch on Paper

A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of two vases. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.

Abstract expressionist still life drawing on paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1960s. Gorgeous colored graphite still-life on paper. Signed and dated. From artist’s estate.

Portraits pair Danish early 19th century, Denmark mahogany Frame. A pair of portraits of Queen Frederikke and King Christian VIII. In original mahogany frames.

Emilio Terry -- architect, interior, and furniture designer -- was the inventor and sole-practitioner of what was drolly referred to as his “Louis XVII style...

Original watercolor opera costume design by Charles Betout, the principal costume designer for the Comédie-Française in Paris from 1919 til his death in 1939. Betout was renowned for...

A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of a vase. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.

Stunning early master illustration by Bill Nelson in his preferred medium of colored pencil for the Cincinnati Magazine cover story (May 1980). Framed. Ta...

A Double-sided Drawing: Studies of a Man Holding a Horn Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, and study for an Ecce Homo Black chalk on buff paper 14 3/4″ high x 10 3/8″ wi...

Invitation card for “Wink,” Takashi Murakami’s landmark installation held at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, from March 14-April 13, 2001. 5” x 7”. Published by Creative Tim...

Pen, ink and gouache on paper, painting "The Temple of Dendur' by Eugene Berman. Signed and dated, 1964. Framed size is 28.25 x 22.25.

One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...

One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...

Gorgeous collage of layered paper resembling bundles of falling textile but in two dimensions. A great melding of the figural and the completely abstract as well as various media. Si...

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...

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...

Joe Bradley Etching, Untitled. This piece is signed, dated, and numbered to verso '21/100 Joe Bradley 18'. This work is number 21 from the edition of 100 published by Paupers Press, ...

William P. Katz, American (1926-2003). "The Lady of the Forest", mixed media gouache and pastel on paper, 1991. Signed/dated "W.P. Katz '91" bottom right, inscribed on verso: "To Ruthie 4/6/92; Happy birthday from 'The Lady of the Forest'". Presented in a gold-painted wooden frame. A lovely and whimsical painting in pastel colors by respected sculptor/artist William P. Katz, depicting the face of a woman...

A spare ink drawing with light watercolor washes depicting bare winter trees set against low mountains, a fence line suggested in economical linework. The composition reflects McDani...

Ivan Alexandrovich Gerassimoff, 1885-1954, was active in the 30s in Shanghai and Harbin, moving to Tashkent after WWII. His style was strongly influenced by Alexander Yakovlev, a not...

An original Maison Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Rosace de Plafond Louis XIV" page 133 Stamped: Jansen, 39 Rue Royale Paris 8e

This is a beautiful early 20th century artwork painting study after artist Henri Matisse (French b. Dec. 31 1869 d. Nov. 3 1954.) Female on lounge ch...

5125 Antique charcoal drawing of a landscape as viewed from the Charles river in Boston from 1927 Signed J.G.Berry

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...

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon watercolor of Venetian view. Signed with initials HBB inscribed in artist's hand. Dimension: Frame: 12.5" x 16" ...

Monica Perez "Yes" Original Charcoal on Canvas, 2023. W 80" x H 48" Monica Perez’s works are expressions of emotion—impulsive, spontaneous gestures of h...

"SPACE FORMS", 1952 No. 3, pastel on paper with white frame (red, black, orange), by MICHAEL LOEW, (American 1907-1985), signed and dated '52 in pencil lower right

This 17th-century French School drawing of a hand is a masterful work of art, presented in an elegant silver gilt frame. Measuring 20.75 inches by 20.75 inches, the drawing showcases...

Large mono-print by Harry Bertoia, initialed and numbered 1857 on rice paper set mounted in oiled walnut frame. From the Bertoia Family collection. A beautiful rendering of his sculp...