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Aggstein Castle on the Danube
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Pierre-Jules Mène - Bronze Hunting Dog, France, circa 1870
By P.J. Mêne
Located in Greven, DE
in the Jardin des Plantes, where he studied, made sketches and created small animal models. he first
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1870s French Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
By Arthur Hoeber
Located in New York, NY
sketching and as a water colorist. He attended Cooper Union, later training under James Carroll Beckwith at
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The "New York" 1898, Marine, Seascape, Steamer, Ship at Sea, American, Realism
Located in Wiscasset, ME
pen and ink drawings of Monhegan appeared in Harper's. He was a sketching friend of Winslow Homer
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Antique Belle Epoque Portrait Painting Attributed To Charles Hermans, Belgian
Located in Bristol, GB
hand who knows portraiture. A quick, confident sketch, probably taken from life, possibly a
Category

1880s Belgian Belle Époque Antique Sketch

Materials

Paint, Paper

Tribesmen beside ruins at Pinara, Lycia, c. 1844
By William James Muller
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
Kingdom. Archival: Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art (box no. 031407) This fluid oil sketch
Category

1840s English School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Lindau, Germany
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Our Native Summer Home, J B Close
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
was truly “on the road”—sleeping in barns, hotels or the very homes he sketched, living the life of an
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1890s Folk Art Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Wrought-iron lantern with scrolls and foliage, 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
. The lantern’s wall mount appears to be inspired by Art Nouveau motifs, with a “whiplash” line sketched
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sketch

Materials

Wrought Iron

Collioure - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
By Jacques Martin-Ferrières
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
sketched face after face with a pencil that was as confident as it was witty. His first exhibitions at the
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1920s Pointillist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Opening of Vienna Water Supply – Schwarzenbergplatz Fountain Celebration, 1873
Located in Langweer, NL
contemporary sketches, Vienna, 1873
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1870s German Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Dome of the Holy Rock, 19th Century Graphite Orientalist
By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner
Located in London, GB
, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions. Darnley Fine Art are delighted to offer a number
Category

19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Trumpeter Swan: An Original 1st Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Horse and Trap. Gouache and Watercolor.
Located in Cotignac, FR
sketched with minimal detail, emphasizing the horse as the central focus. The use of watercolor adds a
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Early 20th Century Outsider Art Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Les bouquinistes, with Notre Dame de Paris
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Red-throated Diver: Original 1st Octavo Ed. Hand-colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Allegory Of Europe Solimena 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome, and traditionally considered preparatory sketches for the fresco. Other
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Black-throated Diver: Original 1st Edition Hand-colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Curlew Bird and Charleston, SC: Original 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His
Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

"Ships at Sunset" Hendricks Hallett, Fiery Sunset, Sailing Ships, Marine Scene
Located in New York, NY
outdoors, Hallett used pencils for sketches, took color notes, and transformed his sketches into oil
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1880s Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Portrait Miniature Attributed to Charles Hayter (1761 -1835)
Located in Basildon, GB
portraits is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Hayter noted inside the cover that these were sketches
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1790s English Rococo Antique Sketch

Materials

Gold

Fauness and Putti
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
sketched, and the gentle contrasts highlight Chaperon’s preference for composing in masses and rhythms
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1620s Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk

Great North Diver Bird: Original 19th C. 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
attention to four-legged animals. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Least Bittern Birds: Original 19th C. 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Study Of A Woman Holding A Bowl
By Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
sketches, figure studies, and oil sketches. The posthumous studio sale of 1876 included several sheets
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1850s Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk

The Ferry boat at Neuville sur Ain near Lyon in France
By Antoine Ponthus-Cinier
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
, Rome and its surroundings, and executed a considerable number of studies (painted sketches or pen and
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1850s French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
absorbed contemporary currents ranging from Academic classicism to Impressionism. He often sketched along
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1880s Post-Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair Of Regency Mahogany And Brass Inlaid Credenzas From Westport House, Ireland
Located in Essex, MA
closely connected associated with Gillows of Lancaster and sketches for furniture supplied to Westport
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1810s English Regency Antique Sketch

Materials

Brass

Sora Rail Bird Family: Original 19th C. 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
attention to four-legged animals. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Bald Eagle Bird: A 1st Edition 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Tartar warrior stopping his horse
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the
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Late 19th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Striking Triptych of 19th-Century Hand-Coloured Zoological Lithographs
Located in Lincoln, GB
striking anatomical detail and a palpable sense of character, standing against subtly sketched backgrounds
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19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Great White Egret: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His expedition
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Harlan s Buzzard Birds: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

A large drawing by Il Cigoli depicting Christ s Entry into Jerusalem
Located in PARIS, FR
area inside the arch, which is only roughly sketched in pen in our drawing), and the contrasts inside
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen

Woodland Scene
By William Bliss Baker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
was the recipient of one of the prestigious Julius Hallgarten prizes. The Salmagundi Sketch Club
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1880s Hudson River School Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Armorial Tankard
Located in Downingtown, PA
supplied detailed sketches of their heraldry to merchants, who forwarded them to the Canton (Guangzhou
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sketch

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing
By Raymond Dabb Yelland
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco moorings, a late 19th century double-sided pencil sketch by Raymond Dabb Yelland
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Cavalry Officer on Horse, Watercolor, Mid-19th Century, Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
of sketches and watercolours of military scenes, camp life, street subjects and local people—works
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Large Table Still Life, Copper and Glass Jug, Cleveland School Artist
By Carl Frederick Gaertner
Located in Beachwood, OH
until his death, he also produced paintings based on sketches made during train rides to visit galleries
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Oil on Board Painting Titled "Delaware River", by Renwick Taylor, Dated 1924
Located in New York, NY
): From Original Sketch Painted at Eddy Farm, Delaware River Sept 1924
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Board

Jackall Fox: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Study Of A Head
By Artus Wolfort
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
head is in fact a rare instance of an oil sketch by Artus Wolffort. Parallels to such type of old man
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Original 1925 Yacht Blueprint from George Lawley of a 100-Foot Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
1925 yacht blueprint of a one-hundred-foot private motor yacht. The plan is titled "Proposed Sketch
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Swift Fox: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Orientalist painting by Francesco Gai - 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
East, bringing back from his stays numerous sketches that would enrich his Orientalist oeuvre. His
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Paper

Antique Oil Painting of “Artist and His Muse” (1856) by Hendrik Frans Schaefels
Located in Shippensburg, PA
] Antwerp Steen Museum [13 sketches of monuments of Antwerp circa 1863-70] Kortrijk Museum ["The Feast of St
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19th Century Belgian Romantic Antique Sketch

Materials

Paint

Reclining Nude , Paris, Salon d Automne, New York, ASL, Brooklyn Museum. AIC
By Jack Sparrow
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
on cushions in a lightly sketched interior and gazing with candor directly towards the viewer. This
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Figures by a stream, Solitude in the Woods, Fontainebleau Romantic landscape
Located in Norwich, GB
a "clear and brilliant palette" even in his sketches. As noted by critic Charles Clément, Flandrin's
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1850s Barbizon School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Armadillo: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
turned his attention to four-legged animals. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

"Winter" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee
Located in Pasadena, CA
atmosphere. Fine ink lines sketch rhythmic marks across the composition, their spontaneity balancing the
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Bazaar of the Coppersmiths, David Roberts Lithograph
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
1839 yielded the sketches for this and many other works. The scene is set in the Sharia al-Nahhasin
Category

1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Dusky Squirrel: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Canada Porcupine: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His expedition
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Canada Lynx: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

House in Center Bridge
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
informally throughout his career in commercial art, as he took sketching and painting excursions in the
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer" Surrealist Watercolor in the style of Paul Klee
Located in Pasadena, CA
the center, faintly sketched stick-like figures and angular forms emerge from the color field, neither
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

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Antique Sketch For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique sketch you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect antique sketch may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an antique sketch to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, white and more. There have been many interesting antique sketch examples over the years, but those made by Henry George Moon, Gustav Klimt, Emile Cagniart, Gabriele Galantara and Jean Dreyfus-Stern are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in pencil, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Sketch?

The average selling price for an antique sketch we offer is $739, while they’re typically $42 on the low end and $232,869 for the highest priced.