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Medium: Pencil
Cherry Blossoms 2, black-and-white tree drawing, graphite pencil on paper
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite graphite drawing by Mary Reilly captures the delicate beauty of cherry blossoms with striking realism and atmospheric depth. Known for her masterful pencil work, Reill...
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2010s American Realist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Carolina - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Serie "U no és ningú" No. 21 by Antoni Tàpies - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Serie "U no és ningú" No. 21 by Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) Acrylic, felt and pencil on cardboard 50 x 65 cm (19 ³...
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1970s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

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Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Felt

XII From The Red Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
XVII From The Red Series Cotton wicks, watercolour pencil and acrylic on paper Image size: 11.7 in H x 8.3 in W Frame size: 12.5 in H x 9.5 in W x 1.5 in D White wood frame Certifica...
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2010s Feminist Art by Medium: Pencil

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Cotton, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil

"North Broad" Abstract cityscape, geometric pattern, triangle, mixed media panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "North Broad" is an original artwork made from pencil, marker, acrylic gouache collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w and is signed on the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Gouache, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil

"The Clever Sister.", Story Illustration for Woman's Home Companion
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: December, 1946 Medium: Gouache and Graphite on Board Dimensions: 17.50" x 26.75" Signature: Unsigned "The Clever Sister." Illustration for the first part of the story of the s...
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1940s Art by Medium: Pencil

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Gouache, Board, Graphite

Clover 14
Located in Napa, CA
My paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement, blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

Lunch at the Club, Mixed Media, Drawing , Archival Frame, Texas Artist, Lindbergh
Located in Houston, TX
"People, the human figure, fascinate me. Regardless of age or social status, I take particular interest in grasping the one moment that belongs solely to an individual." - Rosemary Mahoney...
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1990s American Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Carbon Pencil

Abstract Nauset Painting by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Nauset by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory The energetic composition of "Nauset" embodies the power of natural elements- particularly the ocean. The...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

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Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil, Graphite

Natural East Indian painting, turmeric yellow and graphite on canvas
Located in Carballo, ES
This new series by Danish artist Peter Kramer (1959, Roskilde, DK) based in Spain shows us a new way of working with natural and exotic elements. In this case, he uses the turmeric r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Cotton, Organic Material, Tissue Paper, Graphite

Drawing - Love and the Minotaur by Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the Love and the Minotaur. Figurative Pencil Drawing on archival paper. Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse 11 x 8 inches unframed THE MAN: Jesús Nodarse Valdés was born in Sagua la ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Paper, Pencil

Koi Pond in Pastel
Located in Austin, TX
A piece from Bartolome Sastre's mixed media on paper collection. 11.25" x 8.5" Pastel and pencil on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil

Biblical Story illustration Art for Religious Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Miriam Story Hurford was a prolific and major American female illustrator in the 1930s to the 1950s. Her work was for cover art for women's magazines and home magazines and religious magazines. This work depicts t the wise men being guided by the star of Bethleham to the birth of the Christ child for a Christmas magazine...
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1930s American Realist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

'Georgia'. Roses, linen, oak frame. Contemporary abstract bold floral nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Georgia'. Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang _________________ Soft mist is lifting, blue and golden in the early light along the Savannah river, the rising heat of this May mor...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Chalk, Conté, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

Clover 7
Located in Napa, CA
My paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement, blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

View of Dunoon on the Clyde
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Scottish artist Robert Carrick (1829-1904) is renowned for his landscape and figurative paintings in oil and watercolor. This painting features detailed drawings of figures in the foreground with wagon, and the town and scenery in the background, painted over in watercolor in rich raw umber and red-brown tones in the foreground and blue green tones in the background. Carrick showed promise at a young age, exhibiting his work at the Royal Academy age 16. He was a member of the Royal Institute. This two-toned watercolor work has detailed figures, wagon with hay in the forefront above a view of Dunoon town near Glasgow as it was long ago. Signed by the artist, lower left with an inscription that reads: 'View of Dunoon, Argyllshire drawn by Robert Carrick, Glasgow, for David Allan'. Verso includes a copy of the same inscription. Saltire Gallerie replaced the cracked and dirty plain glass with art glass and added an acid-free paper behind the work. While doing this work we found an art giclee, included with the painting. Presented in a patterned wooden frame with art glass. Dunoon was a thriving town on the river at the time of this work, and later became part of Glasgow. The view from above the town is a popular one, as Saltire Gallerie has another view of Dunoon from above by Scottish artist Patrick Downie...
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19th Century Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Pencil

Carriage to the Church by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 20x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Academic Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled 606 - Teal Blue Dark Olive Green Patterns Abstract Landscape, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in watercolor and colored pencil on paper, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in indigo, bright lapis blue and oli...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Mid Century French Charcoal Portrait of a Thoughtful Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 26 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

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Charcoal, Pencil

Augustus John, British, drawing of a kneeling nude, pencil on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Augustus John (British, 1878 – 1961) Kneeling nude Pencil on paper Signed ‘John’ (lower right) 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cm.) Provenance: Bonhams, 26th March 2025
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Skeletal Structure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Skeletal Structure Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil and Coloured Pen on Paper Size: 19.75 (Height) x 12.75 (...
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20th Century Academic Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil, Pen, Color Pencil

Mid Century Country Cabin Pointilist Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Country Cabin Pointilist Watercolor Landscape Beautiful mid century earth-toned watercolor landscape of a country meadow with small log cabin by T. Nilson (20th Century)...
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Mid-20th Century Pointillist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Looney Tunes Limited Edition Cel Hand-Signed by Chuck Jones: Roadrunner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field EDITION SIZE: 200 SKU: CCV2724 ABOUT THE IMAGE: This cel is hand-signed by Chuck Jones and is numbered 84/200.
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1990s Pop Art Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Jessica Pliez "Canard Roulette "
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Jessica Pliez comes back with small works representative of her childhood universe, playful and magical. Canard Roulette 2020 20X20cm Pencil / Coloured pencil Original work Signed i...
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2010s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Women Trio Black and White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kader Boly is known for painting pastoral and communal scenes from his life as a nomadic herder in the Fulani tribe, on the plains of West Africa. Kader’s work is set apart using han...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

Mother III - Contemporary Gold Mythical Creature Winged Animal, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper of a silhouette suggesting the form of a gold mythical winged creature with claws and a split tail. Available unfr...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

ZINNIAS, IN GREEN GLASS JAR, 10.3.16
Located in New York, NY
Colored Pencil on Museum Board Signed and Dated; Impressed with artist's stamp lower right Archivally framed with black float mount and bleached maple surround.
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2010s Expressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Board, Color Pencil

Saint Minecraft XVII (Gestural Abstract, Gaming, Portrait, Creativity, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani Saint Minecraft XVII 2024 Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm) Signed and dated by hand COA provided *Fram...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil

Dining Room of Howard Slatkin, 1215 Fifth Avenue, New York
Located in New York, NY
It took interior designer Howard Slatkin 33 months to recreate an 18th century European palace in an Upper East Side co-op. Set on the 14th floor of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil, Pencil

Chérubours Bleu
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Jessica Pliez, artist in the poetic and infantile world, which reminds one of the filmmaker Tim Burton, loves the surprising supports. 2020 Drawing / pencil on cardboard 25 x 19 cm ...
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2010s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Color Pencil, Pencil

French Watercolor Painting of “La Plage de Bidart” with Coastal Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor Painting of “La Plage de Bidart” with Coastal Landscape by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unfr...
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Late 20th Century French School Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

A tratti diventa più chiaro
Located in Torino, TO
A tratti diventa più chiaro, Pittura fotosensibile su tela, agenti atmosferici, matita colorata, 69x51,5 cm, 2021
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2010s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paint, Cotton Canvas, Color Pencil

Never Done X - Contemporary Strong Female Figurative Silhouette Red Brown, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper, is composed of a silhouette figurative form in costume suggesting a strong female character holding a broom a...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

The Suspected Suffragette
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed with the artist's initials E.S.G.E. (lower right) Exhibited: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Thirteenth Annual Philadelphia Water Color Ex...
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1910s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Charcoal, Board, Pencil

Woman with cigarette, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
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2010s Expressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interwoven Elegance Dual-Tone Leaf Motif Band Ring Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unfra...
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Mid-20th Century French School Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful set of four original pencil drawings depicting vintage motor cars from the 1930's. They are an ideal gift or interior furnishing for any 'man cave' or 'boys room...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil

Art Deco Glamorous woman in Purple Evening Dress - Golden Age of Hollywood
Located in Miami, FL
Framed Size 28.5 x 21 Jaro Fabry was a brilliant illustrator with a defined style of his own. There is not a brushstroke out of place in his works that appear loosely rendered. He is best known for his depiction of Golden Age of Hollywood...
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1940s Art Deco Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil, Paper

Karma - 2st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Dress, Women Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issue by The Gall...
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2010s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

“Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Mugsy”
Located in Southampton, NY
This is an original drawing by Virgil Ross featuring Bugs Bunny, Rocky, and Mugsy, likely from the classic looney tunes cartoons. Graphite, colored pencil on animation paper. Untrimm...
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1990s Other Art Style Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Untitled 2 (JF 23) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2 (JF 23) (Abstract Painting) Gesso wash, pencil, and oil on wood panel — Unframed. Feinberg works with a variety of techniques and mediums, including painting, paper colla...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Oil, Gesso, Wood Panel, Pencil

Superman (Abstract Geometric Grid Painting in Light Grey & Blue, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Detailed abstract geometric painting inspired by city grids in light grey and blue, with accents of black and white "Superman", made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil

Shoes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visua...
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1950s Pop Art Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Original French Anatomical Equine Study of the Role of Tendons
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Equine Study of the Role of Tendons Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pen, Acrylic and Pencil on paper Size: 18.5 (Height) x 13.25 (W...
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20th Century Academic Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pen, Acrylic, Pencil

Imperator
Located in Fairfield, CT
A painting will, or will not be made. For all the romance involved in creation, there is a pragmatic objectivity at work in the studio… Whatever profundity one hopes for is found in ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani
Located in Soquel, CA
Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani Important organic abstraction in polyvinyl acetate adhesive on vinyl by Takesada Matsutani (Japanese, b. 1937). Titled "Objct" on verso. Signed and dated (1983) on verso with "Japan, Paris, S.F" delinated. Unframed. Image size: 47"H x 37"W. x 3"D Condition: Good: some bending and creasing to thinner edge areas top center and all corners, vinyl on lower right corner and under signature. One image shows a patch of vinyl tape, this is the artists access port for adding air under the acrylic glue to pump up the area. We will mount on Sturdy foam core and make the conservation minor fixes to the vinyl layers prior to shipping. From the early sixties to the early seventies, Matsutani was a key member of the ‘second generation’ of the Gutai Art...
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1980s Post-Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Laminate, Graphite, Other Medium

I AM YOUR SASSY LOVER - Large Abstract Multicolor Artwork by Taylor Anton White
By Taylor White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taylor Anton White, an American contemporary artist, is known for his bold, large-scale abstract assemblages that blend traditional painting techniques with unconventional, utilitari...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Enamel

Delights 125 - Contemporary Abstract Shapes Pattern Teal Blue Gold, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper is composed of solid shapes surrounded by a pattern of delicate lines and dots in bright teal, luminous gold, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Never Done IX - Contemporary Strong Female Figurative Silhouette Red Teal, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper, is composed of a silhouette figurative form in costume and a headdress suggesting a strong female character h...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Study for 'Christmas Peek, ' Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Laid Down on Board Study for the December 23rd, 1939 issue The Saturday Evening Post.
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1930s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board, Pencil

Helios In Boots - Drawing by Richard Lindner - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Helios In Boots In Colors is a mixed media artwork realized by Richard Lindner in the 1970s. Pencil and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed on the lower. Very good conditions. Richa...
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1970s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

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Watercolor, Pencil

Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work...
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1940s Modern Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Color Pencil

"White Square"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Burgoyne Diller (1906 – 1965). Born in New York City in 1906, Burgoyne Diller began drawing when he was stri...
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1960s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Graphite

Moroccan Market by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Moroccan Market by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Pencil on paper 20.8 x 26.9 cm (8 ¹/₄ x 13 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Execu...
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1940s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing
By Raymond Dabb Yelland
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco moorings, a late 19th century double-sided pencil sketch by Raymond Dabb Yelland (American, 1848 - 1900), 1987. Signed "R.D. Yelland" lower right. Dated "87" lower left. Drawing on both sides of paper. Wood frame. Image size, 8.5"H x 12"L. A master marine painter, Yelland painted in Gloucester Harbor. He sailed to San Francisco in 1874 to take a teaching position in art at Mills College in Oakland. From 1877 to 1894, he taught at the California School of Design. He was a decisive influence on a younger generation of California artists. Full Bio: Raymond Dabb Yelland was born in London, England on February 2, 1848. At the age of three, he immigrated with his family to New York City where he was raised and attended public schools. By the age of twelve, he had settled on art as a career. He was born as Raymond Dabb, but due to the negative connotation of his name, his mother's maiden name, Yelland, was added. After serving under Sheridan in the Federal Army during the Civil War, Yelland attended Pennington Seminary in New Jersey. He studied art at the National Academy of Design from 1869 to 1871 with Page and Brevoort, and then taught at the Academy for one year. With his new bride, he sailed around the Horn in 1874 to San Francisco where he would assume the position of an art instructor at Mills College in Oakland. In 1877, he traveled to England, and later continued his studies in Paris with Luc Oliver Merson. Upon his return to California, Yelland became assistant director of the San Francisco School of Design, and in 1888, assumed its directorship. While at that school, he also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for many years. His many pupils included Homer Davenport, Alexander Harrison...
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1880s American Impressionist Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering female abstract artist Elsie Driggs paints stylized abstract organic forms in a warm palette of orange browns and tope. She merges abstraction with some figuration. A structured face composed of lines and tone emerges from an orange background. It's 1939, and even though Driggs is not well known, she is preceding many of the marquee names of abstraction by a decade. Although under the radar, this is a major work and is titled on the back stretcher is " Egyptian Gothic." It features the artist's inventiveness with her fine pencil lines incorporated in flat washes of color and collage elements. Signed lower right and inscribed on frame verso with title, artist and the date of 1939. Provenance, Christie's, Freemans. Framed under glass.. Elsie Driggs (1898 – July 12, 1992 in New York City) was an American painter known for her contributions to Precisionism, America's one indigenous modern-art movement before Abstract Expressionism, and for her later floral and figurative watercolors, pastels, and oils. She was the only female participant in the Precisionist movement, which in the 1920s and 1930s took a Cubist-inspired approach to painting the skyscrapers and factories that had come to define the new American landscape. Her works are in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Houston Museum of the Fine Arts, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Pennsylvania, and the Columbus Museum of Art, among others. She was married to the American abstract artist Lee Gatch. Career Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Driggs grew up in New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, in a family that was supportive of her artistic interests. After a summer spent painting with her sister in New Mexico in her late teens, she felt she had found her life's calling. At twenty, she enrolled in classes at the Art Students League of New York, where she studied under George Luks and Maurice Sterne, both of whom were charismatic, inspirational figures in her early life. She also attended the evening criticism classes held at the home of painter John Sloan. Driggs spent fourteen months in Europe from late 1922 to early 1924, drawing and studying Italian art. There she met Leo Stein, first in Paris and later in Florence, who became an important intellectual influence, and who urged her to study Cézanne. He also introduced her to the works of Piero della Francesca, the Renaissance artist for whom she felt throughout her life the greatest admiration.[1] Driggs eventually settled in New York City, where she found representation with the progressive Charles Daniel Gallery.[2] (Advised that the old-fashioned and misogynistic Daniel would be unlikely to take on a woman artist, she signed the works she left for his consideration simply "Driggs" and waited to meet him in person until he had expressed his eagerness to include her in his gallery.)[3] In sympathy with those artists Daniel represented who were part of the burgeoning Precisionist movement, such as Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, George Ault, Niles Spencer, and Preston Dickinson, she too painted "the modern landscape of factories, bridges, and skyscrapers with geometric precision and almost abstract spareness."Impressionism and academic or Ashcan realism represented the past, in Driggs' view, and she intended to be resolutely modern. She was an attractive and engaging woman, but her demeanor belied a strong ambition and a clear sense of what it would take to make her mark in the New York art world. Driggs was part of the pre-eminent first group of Precisionist painters, including Demuth and Sheeler, who exhibited at the Daniel Gallery in the 1920s. Although a later group of Precisionist painters, including Louis Lozowick, Ralston Crawford and others, came on the American Art scene during the 1930s, Driggs felt that the style came to an end with the 1929 stock market crash.[5] In 1926 she painted her most famous work, Pittsburgh, a dark and brooding picture now in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, which depicts the gargantuan smokestacks of the Jones & Laughlin steel mills in Pittsburgh. Its focus is an overpowering mass of black and gray smokestacks, thick piping, and crisscrossing wires with only clouds of smoke to relieve the severity of the image, yet it was an image in which she found an ironic beauty. She called the picture "my El Greco" and expressed surprise that viewers in later years interpreted the painting as a work of social criticism. Like the other Precisionists (e.g., Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Louis Lozowick, Stefan Hirsch), she was concerned with applying modernist techniques to renderings of the new industrial and urban landscape, not in commenting on potential dangers the overly mechanized modern world of 1920s America might present. If anything, Precisionism, like Futurism, was a celebration of man-made energy and technology. One year later, she painted Blast Furnaces, in a similar vein. As noted above, Piero della Francesca's mural depicting "The Story of the True Cross" in Arezzo, with its tubular, static and frozen forms was the major influence on Driggs' "Pittsburgh" (it may have been the major influence for "Blast Furnaces" as well).[7] After Pittsburgh, Driggs' most acclaimed work was probably Queensborough Bridge...
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1930s Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

That's All Folks! signed by Kirk Mueller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Cel SIZE: 16.5" x 13.5" EDITION SIZE: 50 SKU: CC1189 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Although the famous Warner Bros. bullseye is recognized as an icon around the world, without characters it feels empty. Yet, when a Looney Tunes character is added to the bullseye's center, its meaning becomes indelible as it signifies an animated creation unsurpassed by any other of its genre. Once one sees Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Tweety and Marvin Martian...
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1990s Pop Art Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Gl...
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1980s Contemporary Art by Medium: Pencil

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Pencil art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pencil art available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add art created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, yellow, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Corne Akkers, Leo Guida, Mino Maccari, and Andrea Stajan-Ferkul. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Pencil art, so small editions measuring 0.01 inches across are also available

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