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"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
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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
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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
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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

Lion and snake
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, led him
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1860s French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Harbour Scene - Port of Palermo by Fernand Allard l’Olivier ( 1883 – 1933 )
Located in Knokke, BE
campagne, the artistic division of the Belgian Army. From 1916 to 1918, he sketched and painted scenes
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Otter: An Original 19th Century 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

Virginian Deer: 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

Yellow-belied Marmot: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by 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
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
is shown beneath a faint horizon with coastal cliffs sketched to the left margin, likely referencing
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Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Priest with Pregnant Woman
By Paul Muller
Located in Indianapolis, IN
his native Estonia. There he worked as a sketch artist for a newspaper. Paul Muller came to the
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Notre-Dame. Grey weather, Paris
Located in Paris, IDF
his art of caricature to describe his new environment of poilus, sketching them in their sad daily
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Early 20th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Fishing Boats Venice - British 19thC Impressionist painting Staithes School Art
By Frederick William Jackson
Located in Hagley, England
, his interest in painting was evident from an early age. As a boy he went on sketching tours with his
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Historical genre oil painting of gentlemen playing bowls
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Tudor and made many sketches of buildings to use in his paintings. In 1907, he married Margaret Alma
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Arch of Titus" Large colors etching.
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Donkey and Figures - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, "No. 27 = (schizzi per essere fatti per l'esposizione)"(sketches to be made for the exhibition)". The
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Italian Mountainous River Landscape - French 19th Century Neo Classical art
Located in Hagley, England
artist Jean Victor Bertin. He was also an early proponent of sketching out doors and direct observation
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Spaniel n°1
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
) was a French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild
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Mid-19th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Sandwich Tern (with Florida Cray Fish) (Florida Keys) /// Ornithology Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
homemade horse-drawn trailer, sketching and taking notes and translating his sketches into larger oils
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1830s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Gold Leaf

Signed Harry Rountree Golf Picture, Princes Golf Club.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
illustration, which he developed by frequent sketching visits to London Zoo. The book was a success and it was
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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

"The White Cloud, Salem" A Classic Watercolor from his Magic Year, 1917 Modern
Located in New York, NY
includes his watercolors, prints, oil paintings, and preliminary sketches for both paintings and wallpaper
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1910s Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

James Hope (American, 1818–1892) “Castleton Falls, Castleton, Vermont” 1856 O/C
By James Hope
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vermont period, before his later studio activity in New York and his wartime sketching during the American
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De Quincey
By Thomas De Quincey
Located in Bath, GB
literature in the West. Present here are: Volume I: Autobiographic Sketches, 1853, pub. James Hogg. Volume
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19th Century British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

1920s Pastel by Fred Wagner Scene in Tunis Evocative Portrait
Located in Lomita, CA
-air training. A founding member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and Pennsylvania Impressionists circle
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Lord Leighton (1830-1896), Studies for Captive Andromache
By Frederic Leighton
Located in Oxford, GB
of the figure behind her is loosely sketched in the study. The right-hand figure wears brown drapery
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1880s Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

"Boulevard de la Madeleine on a Snowy Day", Oil on Canvas by Édouard Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
was reassigned to use his artistic talent to sketch enemy positions. Later in life his convictions led
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
of inspiration, and above all to Russia, where he made many sketches of the daily lives of peasants
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1750s Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Ink

Labrador - Seascape - oil on canvas circa 1885 Canada - FRANCIS DRAPER JR
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
or painter’s sketch, an immediate, personal encounter with the wild northern coast. This painting is
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

David Roberts Cathedral Notre-Dame d Amiens Painting, Mid 19th Century
By David Roberts
Located in San Francisco, CA
, and allowed him to sketch in charcoal on the white washed walls of the house. At the age ot twelve
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Mid-19th Century English Other Antique Sketch

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ten Dog Studies and a Study of a Stole, a panel attributed to Jan Weenix
By Jan Weenix
Located in PARIS, FR
" (detail in the last picture in the gallery). The sketch of this greyhound in our study is unfinished: the
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Late 17th Century Dutch School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oak, Oil

Landscape oil painting of the River Severn below Worcester
By Benjamin Williams Leader
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
often accompany him on sketching trips in the Severn Valley, near where he lived. As a young man, he
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Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blueprint for Launch for the Steam Yacht Hi-Esmaro
Located in Norwell, MA
yacht name Hi-Esmaro can be seen drawn on the transom in the top sketch. This is a great original
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1920s North American Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Cloud Study, 19th Century Oil on Paper, Framed, Mythological Figures
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Menzel created countless smaller oil studies and sketches/drawings on paper, which reveal his fascination
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Oil, Wood Panel

Francesco Paolo Michetti Period Italian Landscape Signed Drawing
By Francesco Paolo Michetti
Located in Roma, IT
are such that one could think of it as a sort of preparatory sketch This artwork, never before on the
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Late 19th Century Italian School Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Siam Royal in Candle Headdress - Classic Hollywood Cecil B. DeMille
Located in Miami, FL
The present work is a character concept sketch by Natacha Rambova for Cecil B. DeMille's 1921 movie
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1920s Art Nouveau Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

19th Century Shepherd with sheep and horse in a river mountain landscape
By Charles Towne
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wales and the Lake District, regions where he frequently sketched and found inspiration. His works are
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1830s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Circus Rider, Acrobat
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in New York, NY
. Everyone from the ringmaster, to the tight-rope walkers to the acrobats. Here he is doing sketch to
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1920s American Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Still Life of Dahlias , German Floral Still Life
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
paintings and sketches of flowers and plants. By 1900, he had given up the practice of medicine and become a
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Early 1900s Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Walk in the Sorgenfri Park, Oil on canvas 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Possibly the present painting is a sketch for a larger painting meant for a interior room setting. An
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

19th Century river landscape oil painting of the Thames at Goring
By Benjamin Williams Leader
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Design. His father actively encouraged him in his art and he would often accompany him on sketching trips
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19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"View on Long Island" James Henry Cafferty, Hudson River School Summer Landscape
Located in New York, NY
exhibition in 1843. That same year he was elected vice-president of the newly founded New-York Sketch Club
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1840s Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by
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Late 19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Exotic - Scottish 1920 s exhibited Glasgow Girl art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
and was sent to France where she also found time to paint and sketch. A painting Hôpital Auxilaire
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1920s Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady in Orange Shawl - British Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
the war effort and so Wood offered them some of her sketches from Wendover. After much haggling over
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1910s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

PA Impressionist Landscape painting Old Mill Darby Creek
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sketch Club Medal in 1905, The Dana Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Academy Watercolor Exhibition in
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Goblet After Angelia Kauffman Painting "Design"
By Humphrey Chamberlain, Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
sketching the Belvedere Torso—an antique fragment of a male nude celebrated for its expressive musculature
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sketch

Materials

Porcelain

Austrian Painting Portrait Of lady oil on canvas Signed Gustav Klimt Framed Art
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects, many of which are on
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Study of a bearded man in profile to the right
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
sketches for the mural (Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, inv. 254). While Leonardo’s version carries a
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Addressing The Ball, Victor Venner
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golfers Link'. He contributed to 'Punch' and was a member of the London Sketch Club. Dimensions: Height
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Early 20th Century English Sporting Art Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
sketch drawn for a canvas, in a private collection (see fig. 1), made by de Wit's workshop, which
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Picnic on the Hudson
By Worthington Whittredge
Located in New York, NY
Europe and embarked upon a series of sketching and painting trips along the Hudson River. The work of
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1860s Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait, of the Gentleman himself
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in New York, NY
was one of America's great artists and he loved drawing and sketching perhaps more than anything. This
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Early 20th Century American Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

19th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Two Women in a Woodland Setting
Located in Southall, GB
barefoot with a straw hat, gesturing forward, while the other is seated sketching or reading. Executed in
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19th Century European Antique Sketch

Materials

Paint

La Contadina Peasant Girl Mid-19th Century Figure Study In A Renaissance Style
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
. This large antique pencil sketch by G. Vaccaro would appeal to decorators or collectors of mid-19th
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Mid-19th Century Renaissance Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

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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.