Art by Medium: Graphite

John Singer Sargent Study off Newport, Rhode Island, 1876 Signed in pencil "JS265A" lower left Pencil on paper 5 x 10 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1959 Mr. William H. Bender Jr Sotheby's New York, September 19, 1987 Private Collection 1987-2000 Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc., circa 2002 Private Collection (acquired from the above), New York Recognized as the leading portraitist in England and the United States at the turn of the century, John Singer Sargent was acclaimed for his elegant and very stylish depictions of high society. Known for his technical precocity, he shunned traditional academic precepts in favor of a modern approach towards technique, color and form, thereby making his own special contribution to the history of grand manner portraiture. A true cosmopolite, he was also a painter of plein air landscapes and genre scenes, drawing his subjects from such diverse locales as England, France, Italy and Switzerland. In so doing, Sargent also played a vital role in the history of British and American Impressionism. Sargent was born in Florence in 1856. He was the first child of Dr. Fitzwilliam Sargent, a surgeon from an old New England family, and Mary Newbold Singer, the daughter of a Philadelphia merchant. His parents were among the many prosperous Americans who adopted an expatriate lifestyle during the later nineteenth century. Indeed, Sargent's family traveled constantly throughout the Continent and in England, a mode of living that enriched Sargent both culturally and socially. He ultimately became fluent in French, Italian and German, in addition to English. Having developed an interest in drawing as a boy, Sargent received his earliest formal instruction in Rome in 1869, where he was taught by the German-American landscape painter Carl Welsch. Following this, he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence during 1873-74. In the spring of 1874, Sargent's family moved to Paris, enabling him to continue his training there. He soon entered the studio of Charles-Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran. In contrast to most French academic painters, Carolus-Duran taught his students to paint directly on the canvas, capturing the essence of his subject through relaxed brushwork, a tonal palette and strong chiaroscuro. Although Sargent also spent four years studying drawing under Léon Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, it was Carolus-Duran's approach that would form the aesthetic basis of his style. Upon his teacher's advice, Sargent also traveled to Spain and Holland to study the work of old master painters such as Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals, both of whom also employed deft, fluid techniques. In 1876, Sargent made his first visit to the United States, claiming his American citizenship and visiting the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. One year later, he spent the summer in Cancale, in France's Brittany region, where he painted outdoors, applying Carolus-Duran's strategies to portrayals of fishing folk on sunlit beaches. His reputation in Paris was established in 1878 when his Oyster Gatherers of Cancale (1878; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) won an Honorable Mention at that year's Salon. During the early 1880s, Sargent began making painting trips abroad, working in Venice in 1880 and 1882, where he painted street scenes and interiors notable for their brilliant play of light and shadow. He also embarked on what would be a lucrative career as a portraitist, producing such well known works as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). His early commissions also included an image of Madame Pierre Gautreau. A renowned beauty and member of Parisian society, Madame Gautreau was known for her bold, unorthodox approach towards fashion. In her portrait, entitled "Madame X" (1884; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Sargent effectively captured her distinctive aura. However, his daring realism, coupled with fact that he portrayed a diamond shoulder strap falling off one of her shoulders, caused such an uproar that his career in France was seriously compromised. As a result of the controversy surrounding "Madame X,"Sargent left Paris in 1886, settling permanently in London. He subsequently flourished in the English capital, becoming the leading portrait painter to the upper classes. Those who shared Sargent's sense of refinement and sophistication, as well as his international viewpoint, were especially drawn to his fashionable French style. In addition to patronage from such prominent British families as the Wertheimers and the Marlboroughs, Sargent received an equal number of American commissions, many of them secured by artists and architects he had met during his student days in Paris, among them painters J. Carroll Beckwith and Julian Alden Weir and architect Stanford White. On a painting tour to America during 1887-1888, he portrayed members of notable families from Boston and New York, including Mrs. Jacob Wendell and Elizabeth Allen...

Stanley Boxer Finale, from Carnival of Animals (Tyler Graphics, 119:SB31), 1979 Etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint on hand colored TGL handmade paper Edition 16/20 Pencil sign...

ed. of 25 Manny Woodward makes beautiful, soulful, subtle, pieces of art. Her pieces do not rely on superficially attractive subject matter. They are more concerned with the subtle ...

With a career spanning more than three decades, Robbie Cornelissen has established himself among the leading contemporary draughtsmen in Europe. His vast and irresolute creative univ...

My interest is in creating a permanent record of the impermanence of our world. In considering the exquisiteness of a moment shared, of a new connection, a new thought, an old memory...

Wolf Kahn Secret Meadow (signed twice with unique personal inscription to renowned art critic, with letter of provenance), 1974 Pastel on Paper - signed twice and hand inscribed, accompanied by letter of provenance Signed lower left front, titled lower middle, and inscribed, dated and signed again on the lower middle and right front Frame Included: elegantly matted and framed in a blond wood museum quality frame with UV plexiglass This poignant yellow pastel landscape is by the renowned painter Wolf Kahn, whose work is famously characterized by abstraction and figuration, as his gorgeously colored landscapes transform into color fields. This particular work is special because it came from the private collection of distinguished art critic and artist Lawrence (Larry) Campbell, who received it as a gift from Wolf Kahn in 1974. It is accompanied by a hand signed and dated Letter of Provenance from Mr. Campbell's daughter which reads, "This painting has been in my home since 1974 when it was given to my father, the late Lawrence (Larry) Campbell, by the artist, Wolf Kahn. In the lower right hand corner of the painting, Mr. Kahn wrote in pencil, 'To Larry in friendship- Wolf 1974.' My father was also a painter, a Director at the Arts Students League of New York, Professor of Art at Pratt Institute & Brooklyn College and an Art Critic for Art News and Art in America Magazines, for over 50 years." The work is also hand signed by the artist, lower left, so it bears two signatures. (For security purposes, the letter is not reproduced here, but the buyer of this work will receive the original hand signed letter...

Sol LeWitt Color Grids, All Vertical & Horizontal Combinations of Black, Yellow, Red & Blue Straight, Not-Straight & Broken Lines, 1980 Silkscreen on Arches 88 Paper Hand signed, num...

Orange terre (Abstract painting) Watercolor, acrylic and graphite lead on Bréhat paper — Unframed Paper's dimensons: 74.5 x 53.5 cm / 29.3 x 21 inch Image's dimensions: 60 x 42 cm /...

Untitled Abstraction Graphite on paper. c. 1946 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver Condition: Staining at corners ...

Artist: , Kozo Title: Aphrodite x Vermeer Date: 2024 Medium: Graphite, acrylic and tattoo on paper Unframed Dimensions: 54.5" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 58.5" x 44" x 2" Signatur...

Inscribed to the lower edge 'Le Chateau de S Marie, Near St Sauveur in the Haute Pyrenees'. Signed and dated may 6th 1818. Finished with light watercolour wash. Provenance: Sanders o...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Ville by LÉOPOLD SURVAGE (1879-1968) Oil and graphite on canvas 73.4 x 60 cm (28 ⁷/₈ x 23 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower right, Survage 24 This work is an early 1924 painting...

1stDibs Publishing Tracker 1stDibs Publishing Tracker 100% E5 Tilde 8.0 x 5.0 x 0.1, 3.0 lbs Graphite on paper Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Tilde - is from a ser...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

My interest is in creating a permanent record of the impermanence of our world. In considering the exquisiteness of a moment shared, of a new connection, a new thought, an old memory...

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 7"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 7"H x 11"W w/ Casanova-Hunt 1909 Button Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 12"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 10"H x 7 1/2"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 10"H x 7"W w/ Casanova Hunt Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 13"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 7"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 7 1/2"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 8 1/2"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 9"H x 7"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 10"H x 8 1/2"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 7"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Art Sz: 11"H x 8 1/4"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 10"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 7"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 13"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 10"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 13"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...

Art Sz: 9"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 8 1/2"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 9"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"W x 14"H Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 12"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA

Art Sz: 11"H x 11"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA