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The Rug Merchant, 19th Century Orientalist Oil Signed Oil Painting, 1879
By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner
Located in London, GB
, taking detailed sketches for his future compositions. He totally immersed himself into the society, and
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1870s Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930s "MARCHING SOLDIERS" SCULPTURE BY DI BOSSO
Located in Firenze, FI
leading exponent of Futurism, heavily influenced by the works of Boccioni. A sketch of the sculpture
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

"Inner Space" (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 36 x 36" inch by Yoram Katz
Located in Culver City, CA
be his middle school teacher, introduced him to his students as the kid that used to sketch and
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19th Century Abstract Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Pencil

French Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
distinctive pattern of various Louis furniture sketches and French script. The upholstery is in very good
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sketch

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pasquariello Truonno and Meo Squaquara - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1621/22
By Jacques Callot
Located in Roma, IT
humor and social commentary. The small background group, sketched with remarkable economy, situates the
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1620s Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Antique Foster Brothers Framed Etching of Cathedral after K. Conant, C1910
By Foster Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
sketch by Mr. Kenneth Conant, Collection of Harold W. Bell, Esq. Published by Foster Bros., 4 Park Square
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Early 20th Century American Antique Sketch

Materials

Metal

Necropoli delle Grotte at Baratti
Located in Middletown, NY
sketch of Tuscan ruins. Now best known through the legacy of the Villa Politi, Salvatore Politi was from
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Mid-19th Century Italian School Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Study of Soldiers - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1857
Located in Roma, IT
rendered and others left as contour sketches, showcasing Raffet’s lively draughtsmanship. This study
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1850s Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

PARMENTIER French Realist Painting Brittony Finistère Sea Dog Salon 1868 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Realist school who studied with Léon Cogniet. This painting is probably a sketch for his Salon exhibition
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1860s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Old Tales from the North, Kay Nielssen, il
Located in Middletown, NY
story sketches and illustrations for several films, including for Fantasia. The Preface states
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Nu Feminin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sketching tour of North Africa. Gradually he also turned to painting occasional figure subjects. He
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1920s Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Temples of Aboo-Simbel, From the Nile: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
buried in sand, which is accurately depicted in his sketches. Roberts was the first professional English
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Great Gateway, Leading to the Temple at Karnac, Thebes, Original Watercolour
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
colossal ruins provided a spectacular subject for Roberts, and he sketched them from every possible angle
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Early 19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Graphite, Watercolor

Regency Mahogany End Support Library Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
style of this table were popular Gillow’s and the page (illustrated) from the Gillow’s ‘Estimate Sketch
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19th Century British Regency Antique Sketch

Materials

Mahogany

1926 original poster project in gouache by Georges Villa Salon de l Aviation
By Georges Villa
Located in PARIS, FR
Grand Palais in Paris, from December 3rd to 19th. Far more than a sketch, this fully realized
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

The Nilometer on Rhoda, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
landmark today. Roberts got access to the structure by climbing over the wall. He made a hurried sketch
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

American modernist drawing from the early 20th century by a pioneering modernist
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in Colfax, CA
This work is a colored pencil sketch by German born, American modernist, Oscar Bluemner. Bluemner
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1910s American Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Color Pencil

Portrait of Felice Casorati - China Ink Drawing - 1921
By Francesco Cangiullo
Located in Roma, IT
artwork is a very rare china ink drawing sketch depicting the painter Felice Casorati. Hand signed and
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1920s Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink

Mathilde et Malek-Adhel - Lithograph by William Heuer - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, set against a softly sketched landscape. Aged overall condition with notable foxing and toning
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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Fine Irish Regency Oil Portrait of Lady Artist Jane Austen Elegance c.1820
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
very fashionable: the sitter holds her sketch book and pencil, subtle yet deliberate symbols of
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1830s English School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Saint Francis of Assisi
By German School
Located in GB
landscape itself is sparse and understated, sketched with light, economical lines that frame rather than
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19th Century Romantic Antique Sketch

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pier Dandini (Florence master) - 17th century figure painting - Scipio
Located in Varmo, IT
sketch). 50 x 37 cm. Ancient oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). - The painting is
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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Goats and Sheep in Various Poses, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
up, and others sketched in outline. He works on tinted paper, applying brown watercolor washes and
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1870s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Early 20th Century Likeness of Jack London
By Robert Alexander Graham
Located in Soquel, CA
for twenty-one years devoted himself to private classes in painting, drawing and outdoor sketching. He
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Linen, Oil

Thomas Remnant Charleton (1756-1849) - Watercolour, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Located in Corsham, GB
An unfinished watercolour sketch of Whitehaven in Cumbria. Signed with initials to the lower right
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Early 19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Irish Donegal Botanical Rug in Soft Earth Tones Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
overwhelming it. The pattern reads almost like a sketch in wool, a muted tapestry of organic lines that offers
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Early 20th Century Northern Irish Antique Sketch

Materials

Wool

"Leaning For It" 1925 Conte Crayon Gouache Polo Scene by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
formally trained as an artist. He is primarily known for his paintings, drawings and sketches of horses
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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Gouache

The Fountain, Milan, Ohio Park Summer Landscape w/ Peacock
Located in Beachwood, OH
1912, Clara Deike was part of the watercolor movement in Northeast Ohio whereby the outdoor sketch
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1910s Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

18th Century Italian Portrait of a Gentleman with Gilt “Berliner Leiste” Frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
This 18th-century Italian portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman in a loosely sketched
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Academic Study of Two Feet from Antique Plaster Models, c. 1850
Located in Firenze, IT
sculpture. The sheet combines a more finished rendering with a second, lightly outlined sketch, reflecting
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Mid-19th Century Italian School Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Study for a Vignette
By Jean-Michel Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
, Etude, Old Master, Bookplate, Monnet, Simonon, Launay et Duclos, Oil Sketch, Amour, Courtship Scene
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1770s Baroque Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study for a Vignette
By Jean-Michel Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
, Old Master, Bookplate, Monnet, Simonon, Launay et Duclos, Oil Sketch, Amour, Courtship Scene, Watteau
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1770s Baroque Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Annunciation Ferri Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Rome
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1634 – Rome, 1689) Attributed to Annunciation (probably a preparatory sketch
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Sailor Boy in a Landscape - British 1916 art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
the Admiralty. Also in 1913, Magdalene College, Cambridge, commissioned a sketch from Maitland of
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1910s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Papal Swiss Guard Pioneer, Vatican Military Costumes – Polidori c.1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Vatican. Both prints were published in London around 1820 and come from “Sketches Illustrative of the
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Early 19th Century British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

19th-Century English School, Bay Racehorse In A Stall, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
in The Illustrated London News. The credit “after a sketch by T. H. Brentnall” places him, briefly
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1880s English School Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

coastal landscape, bohuskusten, c. 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
, traces of pencil sketching remain visible beneath the watercolor, offering insight into the artist’s
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1920s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Academic Study of Two Feet from Antique Plaster Models. Cm 50 x 32
Located in Firenze, IT
sculpture. The sheet combines a more finished rendering with a second, lightly outlined sketch, reflecting
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Mid-19th Century Academic Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Henri Vincent-Anglade (1876-1956) - Graphite Drawing, Venus of Arles
By Henri Vincent-Anglade
Located in Corsham, GB
light sketches noted across the page. Signed. On laid.
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Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Graphite

Cave in Brittany, study for the painting The Virgins of the cliffs
By Maurice Chabas
Located in PARIS, FR
sketch for a large canvas exhibited at the Salon de la Rose+Croix in 1895, illustrating Chabas' eclectic
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1890s Symbolist Antique Sketch

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Oil

Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches and
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Tombs of the Memlooks, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
Haghe from Robert’s sketches and watercolors. This publication was highly acclaimed and very popular for
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

VENICE, by Mortimer and Dorothy MENPES – 1906, illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
England since his 20s. In 1880, during a sketching tour in Brittany, he befriended, and became a "disciple
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Early 20th Century English Antique Sketch

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Gold Leaf

Zoar, Ohio Landscape w/ Tree, Early 20th Century Midwest Town
By Adam Lehr
Located in Beachwood, OH
he began attending Archibald M. Willard's evening sketch classes at the Cleveland Art Club
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Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Landscape with Haystacks, Cleveland School Artist
By Adam Lehr
Located in Beachwood, OH
two later he began attending Archibald M. Willard's evening sketch classes at the Cleveland Art Club
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1910s Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Aquaduct of the Nile, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
return to England, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Mosque of Ayed Bey, Suez, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
return to England, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Tombs of Caliphs the Citadel, Cairo: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
return to England, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Minaret El Rhamree in Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
return to England, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Un Cuirassier (A Cavalryman)
Located in London, GB
battle paintings, Meissonier often fashioned wax sculptures and made small oil sketches of horses and
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19th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rare, early modernist oil painting by a San Francisco Bay Area abstract artist
By Lucien Labaudt
Located in Colfax, CA
guerrilla warfare. None of his personal belongings or sketches from this time period survived. This work
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

The Portico of Dayr-Medeeneh, Thebes: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches and watercolors. This publication was highly
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Temple of Wady Dabod, Nubia: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches and watercolors. This
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Principal Mosque Boulak, Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
return to England, F. G. Moon agreed to publish lithographs created by Louis Haghe from Robert’s sketches
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Minaret of a Mosque in Siout, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by D. Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
Haghe from Robert’s sketches and watercolors. This publication was highly acclaimed and very popular for
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1840s Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Lithograph

Rocky Seascape Oil Painting Milton James Burns Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
also was a sketching friend of Winslow Homer, and today he perhaps best- known as a copyist and near
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

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Oil

Saint Michael Angels Roman School 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
sketch) Roman school, 17th/18th century Oil on canvas 99 x 73 cm Framed 119 x 94 cm The subject
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

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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.