Art by Medium: Chalk

Black Callas is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 40 × 50 cm (15.7 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes...

Orchid (fragment after Mapplethorpe) is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 140 × 120 cm (55.1 × 47.2 in). The artwork is signe...

Callas is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 49.5 × 41.5 cm (19.5 × 16.3 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...

Awakening in Mongolia is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 80 × 120 cm (31.5 × 47.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

Tree in the wind is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 59 × 79 cm (23.2 × 31.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...

Rodolphe is a unique black chalk on paper painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 140 × 120 cm (55.1 × 47.2 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 145 x 125 cm...

Black chalk on paper, 80 cm × 120 cm. Guy Oberson shades the black chalk with a multitude of vertical streaks which alters the perception of the subject, making the interpretation of...

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed Signed, lower le...

Ohne Titel (Bird in a cage and shoe) By Andy Warhol c. 1956 ink, chalk and gold on paper Image on Verso 43 x 35 cm. (16.9 x 13.8 in.)

Gropper, William (American, 1897-1977). UNTITLED DRAWING. Blue chalk on fibrous handmade paper. Signed lower right, and inscribed at left to Irwin and Sarah Lefcourt. 26 1/2 x 20 1/...

David Burliuk (Ukrainian, 1882-1967) Three figure on the beach (Hamptons, Long Island New York) Conte crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed lower left. Unframed Provenance: Bloomsb...

The Infant Jupiter Nursing from the She-Goat Amaltheia (The Birth of Jupiter) Red chalk and wash on off-white paper, c. 1700 Unsigned Attribuuted to Quaini by Dwight Miller, the sch...

Thanks to her father-artist, Irinka Talakhadze (b. 2000, lives and works in Tbilissi, Georgia) received art from a very early age. Since his death, she has continued to pursue her ar...

Sara Shields works in chalk pastels, coloured pencil, and ink to create large-scale drawings that evoke an otherworldly quality. She graduated from Centennial College’s Fine Arts Stu...

The artwork is signed on the lower right. Ivar Albertovitch Puni, known as Jean Pougny, was born in Kuokkala (now Finland, then in the administrative district of St. Petersburg) in...

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19.5 inches unframed Signed, lower left Strong f...

Conte crayon on paper, c. 1905-1909 Signed lower right Archival frame by Graham Gallery, New York, hand carved frame with silk matting and gold fillet (see photo of corner) Provenanc...

We thank Carolina Trupiano Kowalczyk for her help in describing this drawing and for confirming the attribution to Francesco Furini; her presentation (in Italian) is available on req...

Signed to the lower right. Presented in a light wooden frame. On paper.

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Signed, lower right ...

Charles HORTIN (Attributed to) (XIX) Black chalk and white gouache Signed lower right 12 x 16 cm

This magnificent drawing from the Venetian Renaissance intrigues us in many ways. It depicts an allegorical composition whose meaning partly escapes us: a veiled figure seated on a s...

JENNIFER VIVIANO Seamed 2018 Chalk pastel and graphite on paper 8 x 22 inches

JENNIFER VIVIANO Cracked 2018 Chalk pastel and graphite on paper 8 x 22 inches

Il disegno (matite colorate, gesso, inchiostro su carta) raffigura una figura androgina seduta accovacciata ed è firmato e datato in basso a destra B. INN 78. Appartiene alla alla fa...

HELLEU, PAUL CÉSAR (1859 -1927) "JEUNE FEMME ASSISE" (Young Woman Seated) Original Drawing in sanguine, white and black chalks, c. 1910 Signed in pencil by artist, lower right Full M...

Il disegno, sebbene non firmato, proviene dalla collezione degli eredi di Giuseppe Bezzuoli, come riconoscibile dallo stemma ovale Macciò Parri che si trova in basso a sinistra, ed è...

Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 21 inches unframed ...

Alice Mary Chambers. English ( b.1855 - d.1920 ). Portrait of Rebecca Porter Paddon 1850 – 1915 (nee Somerset) Red Chalk on Paper Signed with monogram upper left. Image size 17.9 inches x 14.8 inches ( 45.5cm x 37.5cm ). Frame size 25 inches x 21.9 inches ( 63.5cm x 55.5cm ). Available for sale; this original sanguine red chalk portrait drawing on paper is by the English female artist Alice Mary Chambers and dates from around 1880 to 1885. The drawing is presented and supplied in a glazed frame dating from the 1990s which uses a backboard and mount from the 1960s (which is shown in these photographs). This antique drawing is in very good condition. It is supplied ready to hang and display. The drawing is signed with the artist’s monogram upper left. Provenance: By descent through the sitter’s family. Alice Mary Chambers was a fascinating and significant figure in British artistic circles, and part of the higher echelons of the ‘aesthetic’ phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement of the late nineteenth century. A contemporary of Evelyn De Morgan, Kate Bounce and Marianne Stokes...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...

Antique scene. 19th century drawing. Ink wash, black chalk and white chalk. Paper laminated on paper. Folds and dirt. 35.5 x 30 cm

Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper Framed 47 x 41 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollist...

Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper Framed 27 x 23.5 x 1.5 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hol...

Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper Framed 26 x 17.75 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and wor...

Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted reclaimed paper Framed 26 x 17.5 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and work...

Ink, chalk & mica on sculpted paper Framed 25 x 29 x 2 in, white wood frame Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollist...

Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow. Circa 1860. Signature below right, partially visible. Size with frame 59cm x 49cm Size without frame 33cm x 24cm The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time. A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire. Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago. The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution. Framed in a vintage oval frame...

A chalk and crayon study for a scuplture by French female artist Marie-Josèphe Bourron. Presented in modern frame with mount under glass. Though not signed the drawing was acquired d...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

This stunning Baroque study depicts a regatta boat, a type of vessel developed in eighteenth-century Venice for the regattas organized by the Serenissima during visits by royalty and princes. We propose to link this drawing to the work of Alessandro Mauro, an artist who specialized in this type of composition, as illustrated by a drawing from him at the Metropolitan Museum. 1. Description of the boat The greatest decorative fantasy reigns in this preparatory study, which blends mythological and exotic elements with references to ancient Egypt. Our drawing is probably an initial thought, destined to be refined and clarified later in pen and ink (as evidenced by the ink stain in the lower right). A quadriga of seahorses guided by Neptune stands at the stern of the boat, shown well above the waterline (perhaps to outline its empty volume). One of the seahorses is ridden by a newt, while Amphitrite lies at the feet of the sea god. The center of the boat is occupied by a vast baldachin resting on four atlantes and surmounted by a figure riding an animal (a dragon?). Three figures sit beneath the canopy, one of them on a griffin-shaped seat. This allusion to Egyptian antiquity echoes the winged sun (sometimes a symbol of the god Horus, as in the temple of Edfu in Egypt) that adorns the sides of the promontory on which this baldachin rests. Another flag-bearer figure crouches at the stern of the boat on a raised seat, on the reverse of which is a crowned mermaid whose arm, extended backwards, rests on a mascaron decorated with a radiant face (Helios?) and whose torso surmounts an elephant's head. The heads of the rowers and their oars are sketched all along the boat, whose sides are embellished with elongated naiads. 2. The Venetian regatta boats An exhibition held in 2013 at the Ca' Rezzonico (the Venetian eighteenth-century museum) paid tribute to these regatta boats through studies and prints depicting them. The regattas organized by the Serenissima in honor of visiting princes and sovereigns were among the most spectacular ceremonies in Venice. Some important artists of the 18th century contributed to the creation of these extravagant boats which were given exotic names such as bissona, malgarota or peota. The specialists in this field were Andrea Urbani and the brothers Alessandro and Romualdo Mauro. They were born into a family of theater decorators in Piedmont, but little is known about their detailed biography. Alessandro was the architect of the Dresden opera house and of the St. Samuel Theater in Venice (in collaboration with his brother Romualdo), but also worked as stagehand and set designer in Vienna, Rome and Turin. A drawing produced around 1737 from the Metropolitan Museum (7th photo in the gallery) bears witness to his activity as a regatta boat designer. This drawing is a much more elaborate version than the one presented here, having been entirely reworked in brown ink. However, a figure at the bow of the boat, executed solely in black chalk, still bears witness to a technique similar to that of our drawing. It is difficult to know whether the boat depicted in our drawing was a project for an actual boat or whether it remained in the planning stage, but the front of our boat (Neptune and the quadriga of seahorses ridden by a newt) bears several similarities to that of a parade boat depicted in the print published by Michele Marieschi entitled Regatta on the Grand Canal, between the Foscari and Balbi Palaces (last photo in the gallery). This print is dated 1741, which could confirm that our work dates from around 1740. The area between Neptune and the quadriga that precedes him on this strange paddle-boat appears to be partially submerged, confirming that the waterline of our boat was probably intended to be much lower than the one shown in our drawing. The Correr Museum’s collection holds one of the most important collection of engravings and drawings devoted to these specifically Venetian Baroque productions. These boats were intended to last the duration of a festival. Today, they are only documented by preparatory drawings or prints that testify to the sumptuousness of their decoration. This taste for regatta boats lasted throughout the Venetian eighteenth century, and the conception of regatta boats also attracted great masters such as Giambattista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi or Giambattista Piranesi...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Attributed to LAURENT HUBERT (Active circa 1749 - 1780) Diana and her Nymphs bathing Red and black chalk on paper heightened with white 49,5 x 33,5 cm Provenance: Private collectio...

Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...

Italian School Around 1700 Beheading scene in front of an enthroned king, probably a martyr scene Black pencil 21.5 x 28 cm 29.5 x 39 cm Provenance: Fryszman collection, sale on 01...

Nicolas-André COURTOIS Paris 1734-1806 Bust of a woman in profile 1791 Sanguine Signed and dated lower left on the original mount 43.5 x 37 cm framed 19 x 25 cm

Reclining Female Nude Charcoal and colored chalks with white highlights on tan laid paper, c. 1948 Signed and monogrammed by the artist lower right (see photo) A masterpiece dr...

Chalk pastel on paper Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by col...