Old Master Drawings Framed
Late 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1840s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Carbon Pencil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
1790s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Etching, Paper
1670s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Vellum
1850s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Carbon Pencil
1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk, Ink, Pen
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Engraving, Drypoint, Etching
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching
1640s Old Masters Portrait Prints
Etching
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Engraving, Etching
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Engraving, Etching
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Vellum, Pencil
17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper
17th Century Baroque Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper
17th Century Dutch School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk
1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Gouache, Laid Paper, Pen
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk, Laid Paper
19th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk, Ink
1830s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1780s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1620s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Oil
1780s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
1770s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1620s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
1770s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Ink
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Paper, Chalk, Ink
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Ink
Early 1900s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
Early 1800s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Etching
1840s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Graphite
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
1860s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
17th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Pen
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
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A Close Look at Old-masters Art
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
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Finding the Right Drawings-watercolor-paintings for You
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.