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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
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Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Decorative Art

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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
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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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
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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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
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Antique Early 1800s French Prints

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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 ⸻ A lively and expressive
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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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
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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
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Late 19th Century Academic Landscape Paintings

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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
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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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
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

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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
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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
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Prints

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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
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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Early 20th Century English Prints

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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
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2010s American Books

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Paper

Ahoy Sailor!
Ahoy Sailor!
$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
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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
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1980s Realist Landscape Prints

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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
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Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Prints

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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
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20th Century Realist Landscape Prints

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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
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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
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Antique 1880s Prints

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Paper

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
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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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
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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
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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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
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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
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1920s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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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
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1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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
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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
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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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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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
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Antique Late 19th Century German Decorative Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Animal Paintings

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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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drawings

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Paper

Carpet Sketch, Blue
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed and dated lower right.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

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
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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
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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
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1830s French School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dancers colored sketches on paper
Located in Santa Monica, CA
colored sketches of dancers with burl-eye maple frame
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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...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

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...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

"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...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Decorative Art

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Fabric, Gouache, Paper

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On 1stDibs, there are several options of french sketches available for sale. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Contemporary or Post-War versions of these works for sale today — there are 33 Impressionist, 2 Contemporary, 1 Old Masters and 1 Post-War examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a french sketches that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown, beige, orange and more. Emile Cagniart, Jean Patou, Pierre Balmain, Maurice Porte and Jacques-Eugene Feyen took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ink, paper and paint.

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The average selling price for french sketches we offer is $400, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $14,800 for the highest priced.