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Very Fine circa 1850 French School Study of the Side of a Ship in Chalk on Paper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this exquisite circa 1850 French school chalk on paper sketch of the side
Category
Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Vintage sketch of a
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
French Mid 20th Century Pencil Drawing of Fishing Boat in Honfleur Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the artists estate in France.
Description: This atmospheric pencil sketch by Anne Marie Migette
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Monumental Handwoven Wool Tapestry Wall Hanging Mid-Century Abstract Lansdscape
Located in Troy, MI
presence
Signed to reverse
Woven by Chantal De France as designed and sketched by her husband Olivier De
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Chinese Funeral Procession with Palanquin – Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
significance of funerary rites in Chinese society.
This engraving is based on sketches by French explorer
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Early 20th century Impressionist Spanish figures resting in a ParkLand landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
of Paris-trained Spanish painters influenced by French Impressionism
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A lively and expressive
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Gorbio Provence Village Steps Colourful Houses Hilltop Street Scene Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal landscapes, Mediterranean architecture and expressive French watercolour sketches, this work
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mediterranean Sunlit Street Church Tower White Buildings Plant Pot Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
gestures.
Collectors of Mediterranean landscapes, architectural sketches, and modern French watercolours
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Brittany Coast
By Pierre LeLong
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pierre Emile Lelong
French, 1908-1984
Brittany Coast
Oil on canvasboard
17 ¾ by 21 ¾ in, w/ frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Two Marines in Pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
American Society of Painters in Watercolor of which he was a member.
Among his Works are sketches in French
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rotation" by Grégoire Mathias – Charcoal and wash on Arches paper
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
. Mathias, French artist, expressive line, gestural sketch, contemporary nude
About the artist:
Grégoire
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Jim Dine Rimbaud, the Coffee Exporter poet portrait drawing in earth tone sepia
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine has expertly sketched the accomplished French poet and coffee trader Arthur Rimbaud. A
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
, including England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and France, studying and sketching. Plowman
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Pastel of Castel Sant
Angelo and St. Peter’s Dome in Rome
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate in France.
Description: This vibrant pastel sketch by Anne Marie Migette Perard captures
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
19th Century Academic Crayon on Paper Study by Follower of Jacques-Louis David
By Jacques-Louis David
Located in Cotignac, FR
A fine French academic study sketch on paper of a classical head. The work is unsigned but very
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Chalk, Pastel
Antique Military Print, Le Poilu, WW1 By Snaffles
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
smoking a cigarette. Surrounding the main image are four remarques depicting sketches of French soldiers
Category
Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper
"Conversation with Friends" Line Drawing of Three People at a Table Socializing
Located in Austin, TX
develop his skills. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France, exploring the museums and
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
WW1 Military Print Le Poilu, by Snaffles
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
cigarette. Surrounding the main image are four remarques depicting sketches of French soldiers. One of the
Category
Early 20th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Ahoy Sailor!
By Daniel Rozensztroch
Located in New York, NY
stamps to French artist Jean Cocteau’s beguiling sketches found in Jean Genet’s cult-classic Querelle de
Category
2010s American Books
Materials
Paper
$75 / item
Richard Beer Hôtel de la Gare etching and aquatint
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and architectural
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Oxford Spires All Souls College Radcliffe Camera etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Government Scholarship. He then worked and studied at Atelier 17
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Snaffles Print, Wwi Military Print,
le Poilu
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
cigarette. Surrounding the main image are four remarques depicting sketches of French soldiers. One of the
Category
Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Merton College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
École des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Government Scholarship. He then worked and studied at Atelier
Category
20th Century Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Oriel College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer 1980s
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
École des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Government Scholarship. He then worked and studied at Atelier
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Dutch Winter Landscape with Skaters on the Ice Passing Two Windmills, Ca.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
internationally known through his bundle 'Op het IJs' (On the Ice.), which included sketches from the French
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
$322 Sale Price
20% Off
Magdalen Tower and Bridge, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Government Scholarship. He then worked and studied at Atelier 17
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Christ Church, Oxford 1965 etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
travelled widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Wadham College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
St John
s College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
travelled widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Brasenose College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer 1960s
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
travelled widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Noto II
Sicily etching by Richard Beer 1960s Modern British Art
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
travelled widely through Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Trinity College, Oxford etching by Richard Beer Modern British Art
By Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco, sketching prolifically and painting rural and architectural
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Figurative Farmer Holding Chickens and Pots
Located in Austin, TX
. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France, exploring the museums and sketching and painting
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mother and Baby Watercolor
Located in Austin, TX
masters. This served to further develop his skills. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Castle San Angelo, Rome, David Roberts, 19th Century Original Watercolour
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
Roberts had travelled extensively on sketching tours through France, Flanders, Spain, Germany and the Holy
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rockport Landscape
By Giovanni Martino
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Garden Inst., PA; La France Inst., PA; Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Cl.
Exhibited: Phila. A. All., 1934
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Nude Figure of Male Striking Pose
Located in Houston, TX
Powerful French pencil sketch of nude male figure, circa 1920.
Original artwork on paper displayed
Category
1920s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Captain Cook
By Cleve Gray
Located in Austin, TX
practice.
Gray joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and was deployed to the U.K., France, and Germany, where he
Category
1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$75,000
Early 20th Century Study of Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Lion -- The Two Majesties
By Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Located in Soquel, CA
he prepared himself by traveling and sketching in England, France, Spain, Morocco and Belgium
Category
1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie
By Samuel Chamberlain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Architecture in Rural France," 1928; "Tudor Homes of England," 1929; "Through France with a Sketch Book," 1929
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series
By Samuel Chamberlain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Architecture in Rural France," 1928; "Tudor Homes of England," 1929; "Through France with a Sketch Book," 1929
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Painter in Montmarte" Modernist City Scene
Located in Austin, TX
masters. This served to further develop his skills. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque of the Queen of Prussia
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
sketches and French inscriptions, adding to the charm and history of the work.
Measures: Frame: Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
"Birds at the Chicago Zoo" Modernist Nature Scene
Located in Austin, TX
masters. This served to further develop his skills. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Antique Art Exhibition Poster Goupil Gallery Andre Sinet France Sketch
Located in London, GB
Original antique art exhibition poster - Now on view Pictures & sketches by M. Andre Sinet - held
Category
1890s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Architect
s Sketch - Framed - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
"Architect's Sketch - Framed - France - 19th Century "
Old architect's sketch, representing the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings
Materials
Paper
Carpet Sketch, Blue
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor and ink on paper.
Signed and dated lower right.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
$14,211
JEAN COCTEAU costume sketch
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Summerland, CA
Pen on tracing paper sketch for a costume in "The Infernal Machine", circa 1935, signed lower right
Category
Vintage 1930s French Drawings
Hand-Colored Sketch of an Old French Man - Homme de Guemene
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-Colored Sketch of an Old French Man- Hand-Painted - Homme de Guemene (Morbihan) - Galerie
Category
Antique 19th Century French Drawings
Sketch of a dandy portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1840
Sketch of a dandy portrait
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
H. 21 cm; L
Category
1830s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancers colored sketches on paper
Located in Santa Monica, CA
colored sketches of dancers with burl-eye maple frame
Category
20th Century French Prints
Sketch Big Contemporary Wall Light
Located in London, GB
Art et Floritude and the Movimento collective collaborated to create this unique light piece. Movimento combined their deep understanding of Art et Floritude’s traditional know-how a...
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$2,054 / item
Sketch Small Contemporary Wall Light
Located in London, GB
Art et Floritude and the Movimento collective collaborated to create this unique light piece. Movimento combined their deep understanding of Art et Floritude’s traditional know-how a...
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$1,172 / item
"Bonnard Dessins" Original French Gallery Exhibition Poster 1970s Nude Sketch
By (after) Pierre Bonnard
Located in Boston, MA
A lovely exhibition poster for a 1972 show of Bonnard's drawings at Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris.
In excellent condition. This is a vintage poster and is guaranteed to be origin...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Vintage Haute Couture Christian Dior Fashion Sketch
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage haute couture fashion sketch from Christian Dior whilst under creative direction of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Decorative Art
Vintage Haute Couture Christian Dior Fashion Sketch
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage haute couture fashion sketch from Christian Dior whilst under creative direction of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Drawings
Materials
Fabric, Gouache, Paper
Vintage Haute Couture Christian Dior Fashion Sketch
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage haute couture fashion sketch from Christian Dior whilst under creative direction of
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Gouache, Paper
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