Antique Chalk Art

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of antique chalk art you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Old Masters examples as well as a Impressionist version. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of antique chalk art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of antique chalk art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, beige and orange. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of antique chalk art — no matter the origin — is easy, but George James Rowe, Paul César Helleu, Jacopo Strada, Edward Robert Hughes and Herbert Wilson Foster each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in chalk, paper and pencil.

The average selling price for a piece of antique chalk art we offer is $1,950, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $195,000 for the highest priced.

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.