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Omer Arbel
Located in New York, NY
product photography interwoven with preparatory drawings and ephemera, this book provides unique insight
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel
$90 / item
A Study for the Angel of Saint-Severin church in Paris, by Paul Flandrin
Located in PARIS, FR
to Paul's role in the compositional ideas, for which he produced several preparatory drawings, such
Category

1840s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Procession during Holy Week in Seville, Spain
Located in Stockholm, SE
during the artist’s stay in Spain between 1849–53. Preparatory drawing for a lithograph in Lady Louisa
Category

1850s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Émile GALLÉ, Ornamental Dish With A Monkey Climbing Among Flowers
By Émile Gallé
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
d'Orsay holds a preparatory drawing. Émile Gallé created another dish based on the same model, also
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

View of Piazza San Marco, a tempera signed by Giacomo Guardi (1764 - 1835)
Located in PARIS, FR
, engraved by Visentini (whose preparatory drawing is kept in the Correr Museum in Venice). As in
Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

Modern British artist, Sven Berlin, part of the St. Ives group 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 Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

British drawing by St. Ives artist Sven Berlin Jacob s sheep , pencil 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, Pencil

Modern British, 20th Century St. Ives artist, Sven Berlin drawing of a Cockerell
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

Cornish, St. Ives artist Sven Berlin drawing White bird , pen and ink on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an easiness of execution, his
Category

20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

La Chaise de Cuisine - Peintures - Galerie Louis Carre
By Maurice Estève
Located in New York, NY
: “I never use a sketch, I paint directly on the canvas, without a preparatory drawing. Each work is a
Category

1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Reclining Figures
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
preparatory drawings for the paintings because I want the delight and surprise of discovery. I feed on my
Category

2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Joyce Ann
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
preparatory drawings for the paintings because I want the delight and surprise of discovery. I feed on my
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

BACCARAT, Pair of Vases with Japonist Decoration of Flowering Trees and Birds
By Baccarat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
. A preparatory drawing kept in the glasshouse’ archives shows a vase whose Japanese-style decoration
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Vases

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Two military studies, a preparatory red chalk drawing by Jean-Baptiste Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in PARIS, FR
spontaneity, is typical of the preparatory studies made by the painter to be used later in the composition of
Category

1720s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Chalk

Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Located in valatie, NY
with some 20 preparatory drawings and cartoon fragments. Featured are examples designed by Italian
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Books

Materials

Paper

De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
the position of the little angels. It could therefore be identified as a preparatory drawing for the
Category

18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Holbeinesque Amethyst Diamond Enamel Natural Pearl and Gold Pendant, Circa 1865
Located in Firenze, IT
sumptuous jewels, but rather left a legacy of a series of preparatory drawings that demonstrate the study
Category

Antique 1860s British Holbeinesque Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

Dessin préparatoire
By Roger Capron
Located in PARIS, FR
Preparatory pencil and acrylic drawing on kraft paper measuring 133 x 77 cm for a ceramic fresco
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Pencil

Dessin préparatoire
By Roger Capron
Located in PARIS, FR
Preparatory pencil and acrylic drawing on kraft paper measuring 98 x 78 cm for a ceramic fresco
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
views of Amsterdam. This drawing is a preparatory study for an engraving of the same subject now
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Ink

Academic Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Located in Firenze, IT
drawing is a preparatory study for the head of an apostle or saint, likely intended for a large religious
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Study for a Hunting Scene, a red chalk sketch attributed to Karel du Jardin
Located in PARIS, FR
also for its technique: a barely sketched red chalk drawing, probably preparatory to a work in ink wash
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1650s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Ink, Laid Paper

Vista with Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas, Painting by Luana Asiata
Located in Deddington, GB
she can visualise colour vibrations. Most of her drawings become preparatory drawings for painting
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Michael Dal Cerro, Form Follows Function, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Stepped Cubes, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Metropolis in Symmetry, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Entryway, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Triumph of the Grid, 2019, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Soviet Tower City, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern Art
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, Interlinking Skyways, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Michael Dal Cerro, End of the Line, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern Art
Located in Darien, CT
observation, imagination, preparatory drawings and the printmaking process. An important aspect of this work
Category

2010s Op Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

Study for « The Chinese Masquerade » by Jean-Baptiste Pierre (1714 - 1789)
By Jean-Baptiste Pierre
Located in PARIS, FR
after his arrival. This drawing, probably a preparatory one, shows the full extent of his talent and is
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1730s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Sven Berlin, modern British, Crazy horse , watercolour and gouache
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, Watercolor, Gouache

Mid Century, modern British artist Sven Berlin, a strutting cockerel
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an easiness of execution, his
Category

20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Mid Century St. Ives artist Sven Berlin A lover s embrace pen and ink 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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Modern British, 20th Century St. Ives artist, Sven Berlin, Swan landing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an easiness of execution, his
Category

20th Century Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

British 20th Century St. Ives artist, Sven Berlin, Self Portrait, pen and ink
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
in hand with these beautiful preparatory line drawings. Exhibiting an easiness of execution, his
Category

20th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

G A Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study for the Exposition Internationale Paris 1900
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
this drawing as a preparatory study for the decoration of the Salle des fêtes (Ballroom) of the 1900
Category

1890s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Pierre Jules Mene French Bronze Sculpture of "Spanish Griffon Dog Seizing a Duck
By P.J. Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Salon in 1850. Preparatory drawings for this dog are retained in Mene's working papers (ill. 16, Poletti
Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

KAWS Hand Signed Book Contemporary Street Art
By KAWS
Located in Draper, UT
selection of KAWS’s previously unpublished preparatory drawings as well as work spanning his entire career
Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Self-portrait - Original Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
, perhaps it is a preparatory drawing or a sketch for an artwork. This work has been realized by the
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Venture Out by Luana Asiata, Landscape painting, Abstract painting, Original art
Located in Deddington, GB
become preparatory drawings for painting either in oils or acrylics. Different objects, photos and words
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Hopper Drawing by and inscribed by Carter E Foster to Herbert Kasper, 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

Summer Bloom II, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
sets a pace where she can visualise colour vibrations. Most of her drawings become preparatory
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Summer Bloom I, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
sets a pace where she can visualise colour vibrations. Most of her drawings become preparatory
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Ocean Bliss, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting, Pastel
Located in Deddington, GB
her drawings become preparatory drawings for painting either in oils or acrylics. Different objects
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Lucid III, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
her drawings become preparatory drawings for painting either in oils or acrylics. Different objects
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

The Divine Feminine - Black and White Lithograph
Located in Pasadena, CA
artist. We offer it framed. The original preparatory drawing was probably done in black ink and pencil
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Osea II by Luana Asiata, Landscape, Seascape, Abstract, Original Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
, rhythmically it sets a pace where she can visualise colour vibrations. Most of her drawings become preparatory
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Christo Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, Limited Signed Book Original Fabric Square
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude, TASCHEN, Wolfgang Volz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fabric and features over 100 preparatory drawings and collages, as well as 900 important documents
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Wrapped Trees. Basel 1997–1998. Signed Book Print
By Wolfgang Volz, TASCHEN, Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wrapped Trees as well as the project’s realization story, from start to finish. It includes preparatory
Category

Late 20th Century Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

19th Century View from the Spiers of the Duomo Painting Watercolor on Paper
Located in Milan, IT
strength and tonality to the color itself, give depth to the preparatory drawing, usually done in light
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Paper

Study for Ovid-Windfall
By Chris Ofili
Located in Toronto, Ontario
mixed media preparatory drawing for a 2011-2012 large-scale painting of the same name. The print and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Dino Martens Large Glass Bowl
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Dronten, NL
designs were carefully rendered from preparatory drawings. To many of these he also attached poetic names
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Meadow, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
where she can visualise colour vibrations. Most of her drawings become preparatory drawings for
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Exceptional Baccarat Chandelier and Its Ten Wall-Lights, France, Circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
: This preparatory drawing probably served as a model for the chandelier presented here. Indeed, Baccarat
Category

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Hinsdale, IL
not the painting itself but one of the preparatory drawings for it, representing Suzanne Valadon and
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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