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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Wall Tapestry Hand Painted
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
with the herb juice technique. With the grass juice technique, the drawing of the preparatory cartoon
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Figures - Vintage Offset after Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
perfects his technical note characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Figures - Offset Print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Offset
Composition - Offset Print by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
characterized by a happy combination of painting and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Offset
The Crazy - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
and drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand. The themes of his works are
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Justice - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand. The themes of his works are cathedrals
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Magician - Etching and Aquatint by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
drawing on a preparatory material background mixed with sand. The themes of his works are cathedrals
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Walk Ways, Kansas City Missouri, 1977-1978
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Sofia, BG
, through the sale of preparatory works created by Christo: drawings and collages, as well as earlier works
Category
Antique 1870s Bulgarian Modern Decorative Art
Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Hens and rooster, preparatory drawing
Located in Paris, FR
beautiful drawing was preparatory for a painting.
Charles Emile Jacque was born in 1813 in Paris.
He was
Category
1860s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Francesco Furini Sanguine Drawing before 1642
Located in Florence, IT
Preparatory Drawing (sanguine on paper, 42 x 28 cm) by Francesco Furini for the making of the Saint
Category
1640s Baroque Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Preparatory anatomical study for the figure of a man with hands on his face.
Located in Firenze, IT
Preparatory anatomical study for the figure of a man with hands on his face.
Drawing of a medium
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
L
Harpiste - Drawing by Henri de Groux - 1866
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and charcoal drawing on paper realized in the earl 20th Century as preparatory drawing for
Category
1860s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Academic study of male Nude. Two -sided. Sketches on reverce. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
religious painting of the second half of the 19th century.
Our drawing must be a preparatory drawing or a
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Accademic Study of Male Nude Soldier with Spear. XIX Century
Located in Firenze, IT
sketches and preparatory drawings mainly included works by his master, Enrico Reffo, one of the greatest
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
cm
Late 19th – early 20th century
From the atelier of one of Reffo’s pupils
This large preparatory
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Carbon Pencil
Academic Drawing Study For A Character
s Head. XIX Century.
Located in Firenze, IT
collection of sketches and preparatory drawings mainly included works by his master, Enrico Reffo (Turin
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Paesant Woman - Original Pencil Drawing - Late 19th Century
By René Francois Xavier Prinet
Located in Roma, IT
, not very clear.
This artwork represents a preparatory drawing for a painting. Monogrammed by the
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Academic Drawing. Study for a Male Head. 19th century. Italian School.
Located in Firenze, IT
an apostle, or saint, or prophet who is listening.
19th century
Drawings on lightly colored paper.
It
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, ABS
Sketch for a jewel set - necklace - Van Cleef Bulgari Cartier - Flowered Diamond
By Philippe Deloison
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Very rare preparatory drawing for a high jewellery parure in gold, emeralds, diamonds and yellow
Category
1980s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Sketch jewellery set necklace and earrings - Van Cleef Bulgari Cartier Cravatte
By Philippe Deloison
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Very rare preparatory drawing for a high jewellery parure in gold, diamonds and rubies. Gouache on
Category
1980s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Academic study of hands and child
s feet. 19th century.
Located in Firenze, IT
collection of sketches and preparatory drawings mainly included works by its master, Enrico Reffo (Turin
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Composition with Friar - Charcoal Drawing and China Ink by M. Dumas - 1850 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Composition with friar is a beautiful preparatory drawing made by the French artist Michel Dumas in
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink
Birthday Cat original pen and ink sketch Derrick Sayer Beverley Nichols Cats ABC
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in London, GB
some of his preparatory drawings here. Search for 'Sayer' in our stock to see more of these utterly
Category
1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Rabbits original pen and ink sketch Derrick Sayer Beverley Nichols Cats ABC
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in London, GB
preparatory drawings here. Search for 'Sayer' in our stock to see more of these utterly charming illustrations
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Siamese Cats original watercolour Derrick Sayer for Beverley Nichols Cats ABC
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in London, GB
his preparatory drawings here. Search for 'Sayer' in our stock to see more of these utterly charming
Category
1990s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Study of Horses and Knights - Original Pencil Drawing by A. Jouclard
By Adrienne Jouclard
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Horses and Knights is an interesting preparatory drawing realized by the important French
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study of a woman, original drawing
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
the artist, as other ones to be presented here they were preparatory drawings, intended by the artist
Category
1890s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Carbon Pencil
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study for Les Trophées, original drawing
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
the former owner
This beautiful drawing is preparatory to the first illustration of the 1914 edition
Category
1910s Symbolist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Abstract Geometric 1930s, Preparatory Sketch
By Auguste Herbin
Located in Cotignac, FR
1930s abstract geometric preparatory sketch in watercolour on paper by Auguste Herbin. Signed and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Jupiter and Antiope
By Bernard Picart
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, 1957, n°238, and is in reverse from this preparatory drawing.
A highly finished and attractive early
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Pair of Glass Feather Sconces Model 413, Italy, 1932-1933
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in New York, NY
Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 258, pl. 149, fig. 413 for preparatory drawing
Franco Deboni, Venini
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Fleet Street by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Drawing
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
inches)
Initialled and titled lower right
Executed circa 1918
This is the original preparatory drawing
Category
1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Shadows -- Garage at Night
By Martin Lewis
Located in Plano, TX
upper right-hand corner. The catalog raisonne mentions this study: "There is a preparatory drawing for
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Lavinia Fontana Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman
By Lavinia Fontana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Renaissance. The Uffizi Galerie in Florence holds Lavinia Fontana’s preparatory drawing for this recently
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings
G A Rochegrosse (1859-1938) A naked woman, Study for Salammbo or Le Tepidarium
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
other ones to be presented here they were preparatory drawings, intended by the artist to create
Category
1890s Symbolist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Off the Coast, Third Stone (Vor der Kuste, Stein 3)
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Presentation print No. 29 for 1951
The cancelled stone, a signed preparatory drawing in pen, ink, and charcoal
Category
1950s Landscape Prints
"Veduta Del Ponte Lugano su l
Avione" by Francesco Piranesi - Engraving
By Francesco Piranesi
Located in Geneva, CH
created a series of preparatory drawings on Paestum, which were completed by Francesco. Upon his father's
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Engraving
La Cigale - Galerie Galanis By Maurice Estève, 1956
By Maurice Estève
Located in New York, NY
, I paint directly on the canvas, without a preparatory drawing. Each work is a series of
Category
1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Africa - The Gnu - Original Charcoal Drawing by Emmanuel Gondouin - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
, 1934) in 1930s.
This charcoal drawing is a preparatory sketch for the collection entitled "Africa
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
18th Century Sanguine Drawing, La Naissance de Louis XIII, After Rubens.
Located in Cotignac, FR
18th Century French Sanguine drawing, possibly a preparatory sketch for the painting by Nattier
Category
18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Clay, Paper, Chalk, Ink
Modern British, 20th Century St. Ives artist Sven Berlin
Donkey
drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
displayed in his sculptures goes hand in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an
Category
20th Century Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Painting of 16th Century Lady E. Vaux, Circa 1970
s
Located in Ross, CA
preparatory drawing exists in the Royal Collection. Another painting of her was done in the early 17th century
Category
Vintage 1970s English Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Paint
Picasso, Painter and Sculptor in Clay, First Edition Exhibition Catalogue
Located in valatie, NY
gave little hint of their quality and extraordinary variety. The book includes both preparatory
Category
Late 20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Sven Berlin drawing of Cat hunting a dove, pen, ink and body colour on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
displayed in his sculptures goes hand in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Drawing in Tintoretto
s Venice, by John Marciari 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
artistic practice--both preparatory drawings for his paintings and the many studies after sculptures by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Hopper Drawing by Carter E Foster, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
preparatory drawings and related works. This exhibition also features groundbreaking archival research into
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Renaissance Reflections: Engraved by Pigné, Directed by Dorigny, 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
, which are large-scale preparatory drawings for tapestries, housed at Hampton Court.
The print features
Category
Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
Ai Weiwei Good Fences Make Good Neighbors By Nicholas Baume, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
conception to final installation, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the research, preparatory drawings
Category
2010s American Books
Materials
Paper
Dock Workers under the Brooklyn Bridge
By Martin Lewis
Located in Plano, TX
circa 1916-18 based upon evidence from preparatory drawings as well as stylistic similarities to other
Category
1910s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
STUDY FOR "WINTER."
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Portland, ME
.
The drawing is a preparatory study for "WINTER," an egg yolk tempera painting done in 1977. The
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Louis Gallait (1810-1887) Portrait of Madame Picke, red chalk on paper
By Louis Gallait
Located in Paris, FR
the Artist
As indicated on the reverse of the mount, this drawing is a preparatory study for the
Category
1840s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Modern British artist, Sven Berlin,
Pan embracing a maiden
, mixed media
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
in his sculptures goes hand in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Package on a Hunt - Original Offset Print by Christo - 1988
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Roma, IT
preparatory drawings to collectors and dealers.
Believing that people should have intense and memorable
Category
1980s Land Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
The Pont Neuf Wrapped - Vintage Original Poster Kunstmuseum Bonn - 1993/94
Located in Roma, IT
preparatory drawings to collectors and dealers.
Believing that people should have intense and memorable
Category
1990s Land Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Winter in Lincoln Park (Chicago)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art possesses more than 1,000 works by Swann, including preparatory drawings and various states for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Winter (Lion at the art institute of Chicago, Chicago)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art possesses more than 1,000 works by Swann, including preparatory drawings and various states for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Wrigley Building (Chicago)
Located in San Francisco, CA
works by Swann, including preparatory drawings and various states for most of Swann's prints. The work
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
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