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Grand Bleu, 2025
By Pascal Courcelles
Located in Porto, 13
was built gradually, layer after layer, without preliminary drawing or imposed composition. The
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Egyptian "Tree of Life" Tapestry, Influenced by the Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
Located in Dallas, TX
create artworks through their own imagination and skill, without preliminary drawings. This approach is
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Peter Green Astral Form 1969 Signed Limited Edition Woodcut
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
rather than from extensive preliminary drawings. The initial proofed image may suggest, for example, a
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Orchid on Edge of Window" still life of flower, minimalist, white oil painting
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
composition. A swift preliminary drawing of an orchid takes shape, and the wet globs of thick oil paint are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Evangelist Matthew, after a Russian icon, school of Moscow, 15th century
Located in Segovia, ES
the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called
Category
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,141 Sale Price
50% Off
Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special
Category
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
$890 Sale Price
20% Off
Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School
Located in Segovia, ES
sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,711 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and
Category
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.
Located in Segovia, ES
the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called
Category
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,046 Sale Price
33% Off
The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian Icon in the style of the 18th century).
Located in Segovia, ES
thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,711 Sale Price
27% Off
Icon of The Holy Virgin of Tenderness (Korsunskaya).
Located in Segovia, ES
the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Trapped
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
directly onto the plate without a preliminary drawing. The design simply grew as I worked. I chose the
Category
1960s Outsider Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Price Upon Request
Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver oklad
Located in Segovia, ES
and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
$3,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger
Located in Segovia, ES
of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Brass
$2,738 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Archangel Gabriel" (after a 10th-century Icon from Hilandar Monastery).
Located in Segovia, ES
sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the
Category
Early 1900s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)
Located in Segovia, ES
and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary
Category
2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad
Located in Segovia, ES
the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called
Category
1990s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Egg Tempera
$1,236 Sale Price
33% Off
Holy Family with Two Saints, after Parmigianino
By Antonio Da Trento
Located in Middletown, NY
woodcut is after Parmigianino's preliminary drawing for a large canvas entitled Madonna with Saints
Category
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Woodcut
Contemporary abstract impressionist floral painting on paper "In bloom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
preliminary drawings and completes her works in a single setting, allowing emotion to lead the process. As the
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Neighborhood
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
space, I began to have a feeling for lining forms in a row. Without a preliminary drawing, I began to
Category
1970s Outsider Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Price Upon Request
The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century
Located in Segovia, ES
and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary
Category
2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary abstract impressionist floral painting "Whispers of camomile"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
compositions are entirely guided by intuition. She paints without preliminary drawings and completes her works
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Birth of Christ" after a Russian icon of the 15th century. Oliver Samsinger
Located in Segovia, ES
as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special
Category
1990s Byzantine Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,738 Sale Price
20% Off
Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"
By Jean Dupas
Located in PARIS, FR
, who exhibited in his studio on Boulevard du Montparnasse the preliminary drawings for the decoration
Category
1920s Art Deco More Art
Materials
Paper
"Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water" Proposal Drawing for Mural, Figurative, Pencil
By Hubert Massey
Located in Detroit, MI
proposal drawing was a preliminary sketch that was made for the Flint Institute of Arts Museum. Unframed
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Cock Fight in Cuba
original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry
By John Steuart Curry
Located in Milwaukee, WI
of the painting can be found in the fact that preliminary drawings exist for Cockfight in Cuba that
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian Drawings Before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago A Catalogue 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
comprehensive entries on over 700 drawings, including preliminary studies for major compositions, cartoons
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Large Painting "Red Sky" Oil
Spackle on Wood Katherine Bowling American Modern
By Katherine Bowling
Located in Surfside, FL
her "preliminary drawings," to aid in the painting process. She also paints from memory and direct
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Oil
4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman
Located in Hudson, NY
. The dates signify the time in which the preliminary drawing was executed and the second marks the date
Category
1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SPACE VOYAGE Signed Lithograph, Abstract Cosmic Creatures, Latin American Artist
By Raquel Forner
Located in Union City, NJ
human pain. A series of preliminary, simple and monumental drawings gave way to that complex work
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Tripelconcert" Realist Painting of Two Women with a Flute
Saddlebill Stork
By Poen de Wijs
Located in Houston, TX
determine the right composition. He concentrates with his sketches, preliminary studies and drawings on the
Category
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Liberty vs Slavery Van Loen Bronze Abstract Chess Set Modernist Museum Sculpture
By Alfred Van Loen
Located in Surfside, FL
without preliminary blueprints, models or drawings. Van Loen is a man in love with the materials. He is an
Category
1960s Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hilary Hennes, Cat Sleeping (c.1940), painting Modern British Art Hilary Miller
By Hilary Hennes
Located in London, GB
, pen and ink on paper
Gouache painting of sleeping cat, accompanied by preliminary ink drawing
Category
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Grand Kabuki Stainless Steel Abstract Brutalist Sculpture
By Alfred Van Loen
Located in Surfside, FL
without preliminary blueprints, models or drawings. "They are a waste of time," he says. "I never start a
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Symphonie Minérale" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1987
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
work. Pierre Martinon starts off a piece by drawing a preliminary quick sketch and then–at least for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture Entitled "La Citadelle" by Pierre Martinon, circa 2000
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
work. Pierre Martinon starts off a piece by drawing a preliminary quick sketch and then–at least for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Rocher Posé" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1985
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
work. Pierre Martinon starts off a piece by drawing a preliminary quick sketch and then–at least for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Entre-Deux" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1991
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
work. Pierre Martinon starts off a piece by drawing a preliminary quick sketch and then–at least for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nature, Form
Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
By Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
sketches and preliminary drawings. Pictured are individual pieces of furniture (tables, seating, case
Category
Early 2000s American American Craftsman Books
Materials
Paper
1950s Preliminary Drawing for the Monza Grand Prix Lottery Ticket by Oltolina
By Gaetano Oltolina
Located in London, GB
Preliminary drawing for the affiche and lottery ticket of the 1950s Monza Grand Prix designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Eau 5, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2017
By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet
Located in PARIS, FR
to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing becomes a graphic
Category
2010s French Other Drawings
Materials
Mylar
Absolu Tuberose 3, Black Ink Drawing on Mylar Paper Artwork, France, 2012
By Sylvain Rieu-Piquet
Located in PARIS, FR
, nor presuming to know the whole. I refuse any preliminary composition: when finished, the drawing
Category
2010s French Other Drawings
Materials
Mylar
Emerging, Into The Pink
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent - Although, Boyers suggests "- that's not
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic
Big Bang Blossoming
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent... Although, Boyers suggests
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic
Figure Study For
Science
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New York, NY
This charcoal drawing is a preliminary study for the figure of Science, the subject that comprises
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Herman Casagranda, Medieval Castle, Enamel on Copper
By Herman Casagranda
Located in Denver, CO
lead my way to the final statement. I never make a preliminary drawing. I work and am guided by the
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Almost There
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent…Although, Boyers suggests
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Ink, Acrylic, Canvas
Blue Bang: A large and unique abstract figurative painting in resin and acrylic
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
over them, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent…Although
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic
Silvery Moment
By Lowell Boyers
Located in New York, NY
he hovers over them, initially not knowing top or bottom, no preliminary drawings, subjects, intent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Ink, Acrylic
San Francisco.
By Charles Meryon
Located in PARIS, FR
engravers of the French school (...)
Four of the preliminary drawings are at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1850s More Art
Materials
Copper, Steel
Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Dallas, TX
depicts a "float trip", a typical recreational activity for Missourians. Preliminary drawings for this
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
American Black, Down the River
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Dallas, TX
typical recreational activity for Missourians. Preliminary drawings for this scene were made while Benton
Materials
Lithograph
Black Leopard Limited Edition Serigraph Print 4/150
By Mark King
Located in Des Plaines, IL
responses to events and vistas King admires. From these two sources, King produces vibrant preliminary
Category
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Metal
Forma 6 - painting, paper, contemporary, young artist, German, muted colours
Located in Berlin, DE
sculpture. Krause's drawings are not preliminary sketches for her paintings, as she regards both media as
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Ink, Acrylic
Forma 5 - painting, paper, contemporary, young artist, German, muted colours
Located in Berlin, DE
sculpture. Krause's drawings are not preliminary sketches for her paintings, as she regards both media as
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Ink, Acrylic
Forma 3 - painting, paper, contemporary, young artist, German, muted colours
Located in Berlin, DE
sculpture. Krause's drawings are not preliminary sketches for her paintings, as she regards both media as
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Ink, Acrylic
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