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Brutalist black armchair by Boris Krstulović, Yugoslavia, Croatia, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
architect Boris Krstulović worked on the creation of a complex of buildings for the Control Center of the
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Mid-20th Century Croatian Brutalist Vintage Building Drawings

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Leather

Jan Bačur Naive Folk Art Painting Oil on Canvas Framed, Serbia 1986
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
, more reserved colors of the landscape and the building behind the woman, drawing viewer's attention
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1980s Serbian Folk Art Vintage Building Drawings

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Canvas, Paint

Guldpendel Pendants in Chrome, Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark 1950
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Brussels, Brussels
of contemporary life. Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Metal, Sheet Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Constance Powell-Teeples Mixed Media Abstract Geometric
Located in Detroit, MI
watercolor drawings of Detroit's buildings, venues, and skyline from the 20th century captured the city and
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Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Building Drawings

Materials

Mixed Media

Desk Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen "DSB Konduktør" Made at Louis Poulsen, 1940s
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Odense, DK
of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre (1931–32), Daells Varehus
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Metal

Wadham College, Oxford 20th century lithograph by R T Cowern
Located in London, GB
the college's mid-century buildings. Cowern made his drawing of the quad in 1952 and it was
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20th Century Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Lithograph

Untitled signed sculpture, from the collection of Dick Polich, Tallix Foundry
By Stephen Talasnik
Located in New York, NY
narratives. He turned these experiences into a world explored through drawing with pencil and building
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Building Drawings

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Metal

Landscape
By Marcel Emile Cailliet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cluster of California ranch buildings and a windmill for drawing water from a well, all sitting above a
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1940s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Canvas, Oil

Fallingwater A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House by Edgar Kaufmann Book, 1986
By Edgar Kaufmann
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
ideas. Thoroughly versed in the books, articles, drawings, and buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mr
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Drawings

Materials

Paper

Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House 1986 1st Ed. Large Hardcover B
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
photographer of choice for the building), some beautiful drawings in color, and much more. It is a fitting
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper

Mid-Century Modernist Watercolour On Paper, Trees At Buckfast Abbey
Located in Cotignac, FR
drawings of buildings, scenes, and places which captured a sense of national identity. Their subjects were
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1960s Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape
By John Stoll
Located in Soquel, CA
plaques for San Francisco’s Ferry Building. Then Stoll made watercolor drawings of the San Francisco
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1940s American Impressionist Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Printer s Ink, Etching

Set of Four Charcoal Drawings Building of the Newly Build Airport Vienna, 1959
By Karl Schiestl
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A rare set of four charcoal drawings on paper of the newly build Airport Vienna in 1959. Strikingly
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Blue Building by Sargy Mann - Gouaches and Drawings
By Sargy Mann
Located in London, GB
Sargy Mann (29 May 1937 – 5 April 2015) was a British Painter and one of the most extraordinary artists of recent time. Both a landscape and figurative painter, his diverse works are...
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20th Century Vintage Building Drawings

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Gouache

NYC- Empire State Building
Located in New York, NY
worked for the Danish medical industry and made a large number of scientific drawings. Further, he was a
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Watercolor

"Building Shapes", an architectural abstract in violets and greens
By Marilyn Davidson
Located in New York, NY
Building Shapes, an abstract painting in violets and greens, is built of stacked architectural
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Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Building Drawings

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Archival Paper, Oil

Mies van der Rohe Blueprint, One Charles Center, Baltimore, Door Schedule
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chicago, IL
Building, Baltimore, MD Drawing A-15: Door Schedule and Details Ludwig Mies van der Rohe This is
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1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Building Drawings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Mies van der Rohe Blueprint, One Charles Center, Baltimore 1961, Elevations
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chicago, IL
Building, Baltimore, MD Drawing A-11: North and West Elevations Ludwig Mies van der Rohe This is
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1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Building Drawings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Mondadeiras, Rogério Ribeiro, 1961, Abstract Art, Oil on canvas,
Located in Lisboa, PT
with Portalegre Tapestries (1961) or the series of incised polychrome drawings in the buildings of Nuno
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Building Drawings

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Canvas, Oil

Newbury Street, Boston [Louis Boston / Bonwit Teller Building]
Located in Boston, MA
This watercolor by Charles Demetropoulos depicts a classical French Academic-style building which
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Building Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING Drawing Modern Modernism WPA Mid-Century NYC
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice( 1982- 1960) EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 11 x 6 1/2 inches (sight), mixed media, signed
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1940s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Conte Drawing on Paper for "Train Between Buildings" by Laurence Rathsack
By Laurence Rathsack
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Drawing for "Train Between Buildings" is an original conte drawing on paper by Laurence Rathsack
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1950s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

Materials

Conté

Original Cost Estimate For The Empire State Building
Located in New York, NY
the construction of the Empire State Building. Shreve, Harmon & Lamb, architects for this
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20th Century American Vintage Building Drawings

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Ink, Paper, Pencil

Early Modern Black and White Landscape Ink Drawing of Buildings in San Francisco
Located in Houston, TX
an abstracted view of the buildings of downtown San Francisco. Currently hung in a light wood frame
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1940s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Ink

Modernist Houston, Texas Building Architectural Perspective Rendering
Located in Houston, TX
Architectural rendering by Ray Morris Jr. of a modernist building designed by Wylie W. Vale, AIA
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1970s Realist Vintage Building Drawings

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Oil Pastel

Early Modern Watercolor Landscape of Buildings in Downtown San Francisco
Located in Houston, TX
abstracted elevated view of the buildings of downtown San Francisco. Currently hung in a light wood frame
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1940s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Blue Baroque Building - 20th Century British watercolour by Barbara Dorf
By Barbara Dorf
Located in London, GB
BARBARA DORF (1933-2016) Blue Baroque Building Bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse
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Late 20th Century Realist Vintage Building Drawings

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Watercolor

Ewart Johns (1923-2013) - Large 1978 Pastel, Car Roof and Buildings
Located in Corsham, GB
An interesting study depicting the roof of a car with industrial buildings beyond. The slightly
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Building Drawings

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Pastel

Vintage Charcoal Drawing - Tuscany
By Louisette Poirer
Located in Houston, TX
Great use of perspective in this charcoal and pastel drawing of towering buildings and a small
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1980s Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

"Chrysler Building" New York City Winter Snowstorm, Mid-Century Modern View
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Chrysler Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 11 x 6 3/4 inches
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pastel

"Empire State Building, " Leon Dolice, New York City, Mid-Century Modern Street
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Empire State Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 9 1/2 x 6
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1950s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pastel

"Chrysler Building, " Leon Dolice, New York City, Mid-Century Modern Street View
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Chrysler Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 9 1/2 x 6 inches
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1950s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pastel

John Piper (1903-1992) Study for the Piper Building mural oil and gouache 1962/3
By John Piper CH
Located in London, GB
(1903-1992) Study for the Piper Building mural Oil and Gouache on card (1962/63) 10×12.5cm Provenance
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1960s Impressionist Vintage Building Drawings

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Gouache, Oil

Unique Vintage Italian Keyhole Shaped Painting on Board
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
its Tuscan buildings drawing you in, this fine painting would be perfect so many places. The frame
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20th Century Italian Vintage Building Drawings

The Buildings in the Night - Mixed Media Drawing by Bernadette Kelly - 1980s
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Roma, IT
The Buildings in the night is an original mixed media, realized by Bernadette Kelly in about 1980 s
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Drawings

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Mixed Media

“Sofa in Box” by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in San Antonio, TX
contracts (liners, exhibitions, official buildings). Drawing from his background he trained at the Ecole
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Leather

Vintage Armchair and Ottoman "Togo", by Michel Ducaroy, 1990s
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Roma, IT
homes and large-scale contracts (ships, exhibitions, official buildings). Drawing on his background, he
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1990s French Vintage Building Drawings

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Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Landscape Swedish Oil Painting - Italian Town
Located in Bristol, GB
Italy, featuring trees set amidst blocks of buildings. Drawing on a distinctly modernist ethos, the
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1950s Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Canvas, Oil

Sofa Set "Togo" by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France, Late 20th Century
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Roma, IT
between private houses and larger-scale contracts (liners, exhibitions, official buildings). Drawing from
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Late 20th Century French Vintage Building Drawings

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Metal

Sofa Set "Togo" by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France, Late 20th Century
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Roma, IT
split between private houses and larger-scale contracts (liners, exhibitions, official buildings
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Late 20th Century French Vintage Building Drawings

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Fabric

Sofa Set "Togo" by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, France, Late 20th Century
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Roma, IT
, official buildings). Drawing from his background he trained at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon
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Late 20th Century French Vintage Building Drawings

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Fabric

Nymphs
By Cornelis Kloos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
abstract Mondrian. Kloos had a location at a holiday park on the spot; The building drawings were already
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1950s Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Masonite, Oil

Dancers
By Cornelis Kloos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
how not an abstract Mondrian. Kloos had a location at a holiday park on the spot; The building
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1950s Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Masonite, Oil

Boat
Located in Geneva, CH
, artistic decoration of buildings, gouache, sculpture, wall painting, drawing. Work on canvas Gilded wooden
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1960s Cubist Vintage Building Drawings

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Oil

The woman with the bun by Paul Delapoterie - Oil on wood 42x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
, artistic decoration of buildings, gouache, sculpture, wall painting, drawing. Work on panel Beige wooden
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1960s Feminist Vintage Building Drawings

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Oil

Abstract landscape
Located in Geneva, CH
, artistic decoration of buildings, gouache, sculpture, wall painting, drawing. Work on canvas Gilded wooden
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1960s Abstract Vintage Building Drawings

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Oil

Eye of the storm
Located in Geneva, CH
, artistic decoration of buildings, gouache, sculpture, wall painting, drawing. Work on canvas Beige wooden
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1950s Abstract Vintage Building Drawings

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Oil

Arne Jacobsen Arkitekt Designer by Poul Erik Tojner Kjeld Vindum (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
buildings in Denmark, Germany and England where buildings, gardening, furnishing and lighting, create a
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20th Century Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper

"Texas State Capital Dome" Architectural Realistic Lithograph 419/980
By James Anthony Record
Located in Houston, TX
structures would be destroyed, he made many drawings of historical buildings and landmarks in the area and
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Late 20th Century Naturalistic Vintage Building Drawings

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Lithograph

Pierre Jeanneret, Secretariat or Steno s Desk, PJ-TA-12-A, authentic, circa 1960
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
the administrative buildings. The original drawing for this design features in the catalogue raisonné
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Teak

Tug Procession, Four Generations of Tugs off Staten Island
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
as interested in drawing the building of a great modern tanker, the working of a modern dredge, as in
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1940s American Realist Vintage Building Drawings

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Lithograph

Legendary Tony Bennett Original NYC "Chrysler Building" Contemporary Drawing
By Tony Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Legendary Tony Bennett Original NYC "Chrysler Building" Contemporary Drawing Tony "Benedettto
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Building Drawings

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Permanent Marker, Paper

Original Architecture Sketches Study Drawing for French Renaissance Buildings
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an oversized astonishing architectural study of Renaissance buildings in France. These
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20th Century Renaissance Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper, Pencil

Buildings in Vendôme - Original Pencil Drawing by A. R. Brudieux - 1960s
By André Roland Brudieux
Located in Roma, IT
Buildings in Vendôme is a original pencil drawing on paper, realized around 1960s by the French
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1960s Vintage Building Drawings

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Pencil

Farm Buildings
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Farm Buildings" is an original ink drawing by Aaron Bohrod. It depicts five buildings in simple
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20th Century Vintage Building Drawings

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Ink

"Ship Building, " 1930s Era WPA Mural Study with Sailors by Allyn COX
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
murals for other buildings, and this study is an excellent example. His drawing depicts a group of eight
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Building Drawings

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Paper

(Landscape With Figures and Building)
By Henry Miller
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HENRY MILLER (1891 – 1980) (LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND BUILDING) 1947
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1940s American Modern Vintage Building Drawings

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Watercolor

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Vintage Building Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage building drawings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Modern, Impressionist or Post-Impressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the vintage building drawings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Leon Dolice, Alkis Matheos, David Edward Byrd, John Piper CH and Albert Richardson are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, watercolor and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Vintage Building Drawings?

Vintage building drawings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,100, while the lowest priced sells for $119 and the highest can go for as much as $20,959.