All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1483185 (stock #3559)
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,000.00
A wonderful landscape drawing in graphite by CARLES, measuring about 4” x 6” on paper, …… Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1483184 (stock #3558)
L'Enfant Gallery
$4,500.00
Pastel work on paper titled. “HERALD SQUARE” done in 1910, measuring 5” x 2.75”, framed size is 11” x 9”………Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1940 item #1481741 (stock #3491)
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,000.00
This drawing was done for a study in the 1930s….Graphite on paperLeon Kroll (December 6, 1884 – October 25, 1974)[1] was an American painter and lithographer. A figurative artist described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters",[2] he was also a landscape painter and also produced an exceptional body of still life compositions. His public art includes murals for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1910 item #1481244 (stock #1575)
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,000.00
was introduced by Alfred Stieglitz at his 291 Gallery and along with John Marin,Arthur Dove and others were the earliest modernist artist in the United States.Biography[edit] Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1800 item #1478044 (stock #TBD00429)
A pen and ink with grey wash drawing on laid paper of mostly sail boats in what appears to be an estuary with a substantial building in the distance and an expansive sky framed in an older, probably early 20th century, mat and worn gilt frame. On the back of the drawing in pencil are various writings including, “Van de Velde” in the upper left corner. Though the writing is considerably later than the drawing it is a solid attribution to the Van de Velde family of painters...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1950 item #1477304 (stock #1039)
An original vintage Chinese ink painting of a Running Horse in the manner of Xu Beihong signed to the center right. Ink on a mottled colored paper presented matted and in a thin wood frame. Overall framed size 16.5" W x 23.5" H x 1.0" D. In good condition minor surface wear and very light crease to the paper. The most influential Chinese artist and art educator in twentieth-century China, Xu Beihong is widely known as the father of modern Chinese painting...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1970 item #1469807 (stock #xxx)
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All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1940 item #1468654
Original ink on paper drawing of four ducks in flight over a swamp or marsh, circa 1930's, signed at lower right with initials "P.Z.", which appears to correspond with inscription on backing "Painted or sketched by Paul Zeeze". At top on backing, is written "James Zeeze". Online research suggests the name may be found in Minnesota, which would make sense with duck habitat. Measures 10" by 6 1/4" inside the mat and 14 3/4" by 10 3/4" in black strip frame.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1960 item #1468540
A white ink on tan paper line drawing of a young Polynesian woman, signed at lower left and dated there 1956, by the well-known, important Hawaiian modernist artist MADGE TENNENT (1889-1956). The work measures 12" by 9" and is currently unframed, protected just in a sleeve, the backing bearing a rubber stamp of Juniper Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii. Tennent was born in England and led a long and distinguished life in the fine arts...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1466398 (stock #BNJMournDraw)
June Hastings
$950.00
Original Victorian mourning graphite drawing of a dog protecting child from a raven. Signed in pencil by artist. In very good condition. Not inspected out of frame, but there is some age related foxing around the bird. Measures in frame 27" x 21".
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1940 item #1465478 (stock #2829)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
INDIAN/PERSIAN SCHOOL , 19TH CENTURY, TWO FRAMED MANUSCRIPTS, 9 X 5 1/4 In. Frame: 12 1/2 X 9 In.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1950 item #1464280
An ink on paper drawing in striking Surrealism style, signed with initials RM at lower left within the imagery by the noted Mexican muralist, painter and illustrator ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (1887-1968). The subject is a Dali style clock face, a skeletal hand pointing, and other strange almost biomorphic shapes completing the imagery. Written in pencil underneath the mat is "Hora Unica" (which I take to mean 1 o'clock, the bony index finger on that numeral on the clock face)...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1980 item #1462731 (stock #04331)
The Size of Drawing Image and paper: :24" W x 18" H
The Title: Garden Tools
Artist: Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Black Artist Drawing Pencil on paper.
Signed by Artist : E Kawanabe on lower Left.
The year of Work: 1978.
The condition of Drawing: Excellent.
Since the work of Drawing is 44 years old,
the paper has some age color showing on back
but not on surface because the pencil work finely covered.
This is unique pencil drawing in 1978...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1980 item #1461614 (stock #04316)
The Box Framed Size: 14 1/4" L x 11 1/4" Hx 1" Thick
The Image size: 10 3/4" L x 7 1/2" H
The Title: " Turtle Creek"
Artist: Eiichi Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Pen and Indian Ink Drawing on Water Color Paper
Signed by artist: Lower Left: Eiichi 1979
The year of Work: 1979
The condition of Drawing: Excellent...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1461362 (stock #2588)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,000.00
Russian born artist who worked for the WPA, amd in 1939 was commissioned for a murals for the department of Justice in Washington DC...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1900 item #1460509 (stock #2498)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,500.00
Sepia Ink Drawing Of Daniel Webster, William Cullen Bryant, and Washington Irving… Dated And Signed 1852 More information coming soon measuring 8x11 inches
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1990 item #1459786 (stock #2437)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,000.00
A beautiful work measuring 35”x30” on fine Chinese paper, mounted and matted in a wonderful Lacquer frame by Chinese American Artist G. Sol
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Contemporary item #1459101 (stock #2212)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,800.00
A Mongolian artwork in brush ink of a warrior measuring 27x32”
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1930 item #1457249
An old ink drawing of Carmel Mission in Central California, signed at lower left C Walker, or C F Walker, and dated there 1925. Measurements 4 1/2" by 3 3/4" (10 3/4" by 9 1/4" in pleasing, old, likely-original frame)...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1930 item #1457106
An original drawing on paper of couples sitting at tables in a formal garden patio setting, attended to by a waiter, signed at lower left margin by the well-listed California artist CLARK HOBART (1868-1948). The sheet, unframed and currently in a protective plastic sleeve, measures 10" by 8 1/2". Hobart was born in Rockford, Illinois. He was in California as a child, then studied at the San Francisco School of Design under Stanton and Giuseppe Cadenasso and also privately with William Keith. ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1457066
A pencil drawing (and touches of white gouache) of the scenery with figures in a small rowboat, around the northeastern end of New York State's Lake George, notably the prominent "Anthony's Nose" feature, dated 1840 at lower right and titled there "L. George". There is no artist signature. This is an exceptionally early work and it would be interesting to know the identity of the artist. This would be around the time of early Hudson River School artists Thomas Cole, Jasper Cropsey, Victor de ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1457065
A highly detailed nineteenth century PENCIL DRAWING, NOT A PRINT, featuring a classic turreted castle, with numerous (approximately twenty) figures completing the scene, unframed, 7" by 9 1/8". The artist signed at lower left corner "F. Pohl", and "1846" is written on the reverse. Nearby are two blue stamps that could be collector stamps. Condition is excellent, needs a frame.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1930 item #1455823
India ink on card drawing of a Spanish-California style home, the card 8" by 13 1/2", (plus surrounding simple mat, no glass/frame, hinged at top edge inside the mat), signed on reverse and dated mid-1922, by listed artist CHARLES VOORHIES (1901-1970). Note the 1922 rubber stamps on the back showing this was created at the University of California Architectural Dept., (Berkeley), in that year, while the artist was just a student. Voorhies was born in Portland, Oregon. He studied architecture at...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1980 item #1453448 (stock #3242)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,000.00
Carl J. Pugliese was born in New York City in 1918. From a very early age he had a great interest in United States military history and weapons. He studied art at the School of Visual Arts, New York City specializing in military and historical illustration. The four years he served in the United States Army increased his interest in the study of weapons of the past. Following his military service, he began the specialized study of Confederate arms and accoutrements, and later collected exten...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1453118 (stock #1586)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,500.00
Sensitive and sensual images of two lovers by important American modernist Arthur Beecher Carles, circa 1900. Work is untitled and unsigned graphite on paper. Frame size 16.25 x 13.25". Images 4.75 x 8.25". Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remai...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1453113 (stock #1584)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,600.00
“Cottage Entrance” By Artist Alfred Huntley Graphite Drawing signed 18x21” done in the mater of Whistler circa 1890
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1970 item #1451632 (stock #JB04651)
Two finely executed pencil drawings, one titled "Mount Hood", the other of a mounted cowboy rounding up calves, the scene, I have been informed by a distant relative of the artist, being in Big Timber, Montana. The drawings are essentially unframed, currently just protected. Both measure roughly 5" by 7 3/4"; the Oregon scene has an uneven top margin area, and both open up, almost as if they were intended to be greeting cards, but there are no messages inside. Parsons was born in New York's G...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1970 item #1451499
An original ink drawing of a 19th century sailing ship, signed at lower right and dated 1970/Old Lahaina by artist WILLIAM SELLERS. I have not located much information on the artist, but see that pencil signed prints of some of his imagery were evidently distributed. This is definitely an original work; careful inspection shows his guiding pencil lines. There are some white areas resembling typewriter white-out especially at upper left and in the background that could be gouache placed there ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1837 VR item #1446891 (stock #2100)
Unsigned Miniature Lithograph, English. View of country Harbor framed measuring 7x8” Image measures 3 x 4 1/2“
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1837 VR item #1443881
A delicate and beautiful original BAROQUE DRAWING OF A PUTTO ANGEL WITH A HARP leaning against a tree and detailed stucco architectural décor on the left. By V. Schwind Moritz (1804-1874). Size framed under glass: 26 x 20.5 cm. Drawing in very good condition, frame shows signs of age. Available for sale, Price: US$ 750.-
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1990 item #1440914 (stock #060)
A very important White House letter signed by former first lady Barbara bush during the Bush administration. The letter is a thank you note that goes in depth about beauty and the beast to play that she saw while she was in office with her husband the president Official White House stationary with poster beautifully framed from beauty and the beast
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1940 item #1438286 (stock #086)
Japanese Floral Study. Unsigned. Framed Print. 13 x 17.5".
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1438201 (stock #890)
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,500.00
"Girl with Hat" attributed to major German Expressionist Max Pechstein. Dated 1917. Framed Ink Drawing. 10 x 7“. Frame Size 23 x 21“ Max Pechstein, (born Dec. 31, 1881, Zwickau, Ger.—died June 29, 1955, Berlin), painter and printmaker, who was a leading member of the group of German Expressionist artists known as Die Brücke (“The Bridge”). He is best known for his paintings of nudes and landscapes. Pechstein began his artistic career working as an apprentice to a decorator from 1...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1960 item #1438193 (stock #035)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,200.00
Girl Seated in a Dress, signed by Raphael Soyer. Framed Pencil Drawing. Frame Size 29 x 23".
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1438192 (stock #031)
Cityscape Etching by Paul Geissler, 1919, signed in plate and in pencil, Frame Size 18 x 13". The artist was born in Germany in 1881 and died in 1965
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1437728 (stock #027)
L'Enfant Gallery
$4,000.00
Portrait of a Lord signed by Thomas Bridgton ARCHA, 1840. Graphite on Paper. Frame size 23 x 19.5"
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1940 item #1437635 (stock #163)
"Winter Landscape with Grazing Cows" by Ernest Fiene. 1939. Framed Print. 18 x 17".
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1980 item #1437633 (stock #153)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,200.00
"The Graduate" by Ernie Barnes. Framed signed print. 18 x 22". Frame Size 22 x 26.5". Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author. rnes credits his college art instructor Ed Wilson for laying the foundation for his development as an artist.[17] Wilson was a sculptor who instructed Barnes to paint from his own life experiences. ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1930 item #1436113 (stock #923)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
Abraham Walkowitz, 1878-1965,Russian was a painter who studied the moment and dance of Isadora Duncan. This is one of his famous works. Original pencil drawing measures 14“ x 8 1/4“ on fine paper, Frame size is approximately 22 and three-quarter inches by 16 inches…….. Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878, Tyumen, Russia - January 27, 1965, New York City, EUA) was a Russian-American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. While never attaining the s...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1940 item #1432624
A pencil drawing of a young girl at the coast (sailing craft visible in the left background), 14 1/2" by 11 3/4" in thin strip frame), signed at lower right by the noted California impressionist painter JOE DUNCAN GLEASON (1881-1959). The sketch may be a study for a painting. Gleason is known for his landscapes, marine scenes, especially those with sailing ships large and small, and portraits. Born in Watsonville near Monterey, CA and raised in Los Angeles, he received extensive art education...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1930 item #1430580
A PAIR of ink sketch drawings, one fully signed, the subject female nudes, executed in brown ink, measuring 10" by 6" (18" by 14" nicely framed in gold), the smaller work, (4 1/4" by 3 1/2", and 12" by 11" framed) a black ink sketch, signed with initials, of a standing woman in full-length dress with poofy sleeves. The artist is MARCEL-LENOIR (1872-1931), born with the name Jules Oury in Montauban, southwestern France. The artist was in Paris by 1889 studying at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs a...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1940 item #1430131
An ink sketch of a female nude, on thin tissue-type paper, unframed, 5 3/4" by 8 1/2", signed at lower left, and dated there 1937 (or 1931), by noted San Francisco artist FRANK VAN SLOUN (1879-1938). This was quickly executed by a trained hand. Van Sloun was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. After art training in New York at the Art Students League under Robert Henri, he was in San Francisco by 1911, where he quickly became a prominent member of the city's art community, as painter, muralist, etch...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1837 VR item #1430098
A **PAIR** of ink on paper drawings with some pencil guidance visible under magnification, both signed at lower left margin "C. Weitbrecht inv.", one measuring approximately 4 1/4" by 13" (11 cm. by 32 cm), the other 4 1/4" by 11" (11 cm. by 28 cm). These are fine works by the early 19th century German artist CONRAD WEITBRECHT (1796-1836), **GUARANTEED to be original drawings**, and not prints or engravings or etchings of any kind. Upon cursory examination a viewer might dismiss them as prints...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1990 item #1428580
what pdx
$895.00
THOMAS FLUHARTY illustration on marker board of Huey Lewis signed and dated 1985 11" X 13" we contacted the artist to confirm the authenticity and he kindly did so. This was a snippet from his email. Hey! Makes me chuckle. That drawing was done when I was a young artist in NYC at Gem Studio.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 2000 item #1425614
what pdx
$225.00
Richard Faralla american artist 1916-1996 1992 black ink Petaluma CA 1990 Many original works by this artist are in the SF Museum of Modern art. Matted sight 7.5" by 10" frame 15.75" by 13.25"
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 2000 item #1425613
what pdx
$225.00
Richard Faralla american artist 1916-1996 1992 black ink Petaluma CA 1990 Many original works by this artist are in the SF Museum of Modern art. Matted sight 7.5" by 10" frame 15.75" by 13.25"
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1425084 (stock #JB04718)
A PAIR of detailed ink drawings, one titled "The Cottage", featuring a tidy home in the English countryside, the other a dated 1911 detailed look at a Gothic church's walls and entrance portal. Affixed to the crumbling old backing is a label for "The Cottage", showing it apparently won the "John J. Burnet Prize" for Alex Nicolson, who was evidently a student in "Club No. 129". So Nicolson was evidently a talented young artist. The drawings were found framed but the crumbling frames were falli...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1990 item #1424919 (stock #JB05549)
A beautifully executed, sensitive set of five study drawings on one sheet of paper, 8 7/8" by 9" (15 3/4" by 14 1/2" in gold metal frame), the work featuring a lonely-looking donkey, titled at lower left "Alistair", dated Sept. 1984 and signed there by the late Scottish woman artist MARYSIA DONALDSON (died 2018). Donaldson captured beautifully her noble subject, who reminds of lonely Eeyore, in his pasture, in the Christopher Robin/Winnie The Pooh stories. Donaldson was born in Warsaw and came ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1960 item #1424875 (stock #JB02323)
One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, not shown in my shop) this is a sketch of a dockside building in New England, in brush and ink on paper, the drawing itself 13 3/4" by 16", signed at lower right and dated there '58, by California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968). Hughes was born and died in Los Angeles but in between she spent much time in the Provincetown art colony on Cape Cod. Hughes exhibited widely (eve...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1970 item #1424873 (stock #JB02315)
One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, not shown in my shop) this is a fine image in soft pencil and ink on paper, the drawing itself 10" by 13 1/2", in a simple frame without mat, signed with initials at right and dated '65, by California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968). Hughes was born and died in Los Angeles but in between she spent much time in the Provincetown art colony on Cape Cod. Hughes exhibited widely ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1980 item #1424256 (stock #JB03335)
Fine pencil drawing, possibly illustrator art, of a traditional old doorway in New England or elsewhere in the east, 10 1/2" by 7 1/2" inside the mat, 17" by 13 1/2" framed. There are a few listed artists by this name Don Browne (possibly "Browne"----there might be a fainter version underneath) but I don't believe this to be by one of them, though the work is competently executed. The drawing is in clean, fine condition.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1950 item #1423615 (stock #JB02319)
One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, not shown in my shop) this is a sketch in soft pencil on paper, the drawing and frame 11 3/4" by 16 1/2", signed at lower right, and titled there in the artist's hand "On the Ways/Provincetown", by California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968). Hughes was born and died in Los Angeles but in between she spent much time in the Provincetown art colony on Cape Cod. Hughes exhibited...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1930 item #1423573 (stock #JB03793)
A strong pencil on paper self portrait in caricature style, 8 1/2" by 7" (14 1/4" by 10 1/4" framed), signed at lower center by the noted German painter and author, JOACHIM RINGELNATZ (1883-1934). The self-mocking profile drawing shows the distinctive nose and hair shock, both featured in a 1983 German 50 Pfennig postage stamp, a canceled example of which has been taped to the glass at lower right by a previous owner of the drawing. A word that looks something like "Nordegg" appears at right i...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1423512 (stock #JB03717)
Ink on paper drawing of the narrow streets of an old town likely in eastern Massachusetts, possibly Marblehead, two women chatting casually, the work signed by the artist at lower right and monogrammed and dated in Roman numerals 1896 at left, by the noted American artist and illustrator EDMUND HENRY GARRETT (1853-1929). Garrett was born in Albany, New York at mid century, and died near Boston at the end of the 1920's. His art career appears to have started slowly, with little art education pr...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1837 VR item #1423255 (stock #JB03552)
Pencil on paper drawing of two men who appear to be having a serious disagreement, the top hatted figure at left about to swing his cane into the other, all while a woman in bonnet watches from rear left in horror. It's a whimsical, humorous piece, measuring 8 3/4" by 7 1/4" inside the mat, 16" by 15" framed. The paper is very thin and delicate, and has acquired a few noticeable folds and creases in its more than 150 years, as shown. The paper is NOT laid down. There is no signature, though ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1423234 (stock #JB04239)
An original drawing of early twentieth century biplane and car, 9" by 12" (17 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed), signed at lower right "Lantz". The work is most likely for an advertisement, for publication. The unusual name makes it tempting to link this to the famed Woody Woodpecker artist Walter Lantz (1899-1994)---and it was found in Southern California, where he worked at the Hollywood studios----but the signature is dissimilar and the work is not the cartoon art for which he is so well known. The ...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1970 item #1423156 (stock #JB04649)
A modernist line drawing of a man in thin marker or ink, unsigned, the artist unknown, detail of the face especially indicative of the skill of the artist. The work probably dates to about 1970. Size 7 1/2" by 4" inside the mat, and 10 1/4" by 6 3/4" in silvery wood frame. Condition is excellent. Word "Al" written in pencil on reverse side. There are reflections in the images.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1980 item #1423096 (stock #JB04944)
A brown ink drawing of two standing men in conversation, signed at lower right in Hebrew script. A Hebrew reader tells me the signature could read "Yashkovsky" or "Shaikovsky" or similar. The work measures 8" by 6" (15 1/4" by 13" framed). The drawing was likely executed circa 1960's to 1980. A simple work which demonstrates the skill of the draftsman.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1950 item #1423065 (stock #JB03965)
A pencil drawing of an elegant interior scene with chairs and credenza, center mural and flanking high panels, 15" by 11 1/2" framed in black metal and matted, signed with initials "JRM" at lower left and dated there 1943. On the reverse a previous owner wrote "JOHN RICHARD MOORE 1925-2009 University High Arts Co Founder Panavision Co.". This early work would date to the artist's teens. Moore, commonly known in later life as Richard Moore, went on to become a co-founder of the Panavision wi...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1900 item #1423055 (stock #JB04760)
Most would see this work as an etching or engraving and never give it a second look----but, it is, amazingly, an original ink on paper drawing (I guarantee that), measuring 23" by 16 3/4" (34 3/4" by 28 3/4" in dark old oak frame). Floating troubadours in their gondola serenade an upscale looking couple at right, as two other figures seem to be appreciating the pretty spring or summer day. The drawing is signed at lower right with what appears as "C J Meancon", the first letters conjoined. Su...