Art by Medium: Crayon

Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...

Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...

In this oil pastel creation, I've infused my soul into every stroke, blending fine art with semi-abstract styles to capture an ethereal twilight embrace. The flowers—rendered with pa...

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on brown artist paper stuck on A4 artsit paper, unframed ove...

Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...

A French art deco pastel portrait by Louis-Jean Beaupuy. The work is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in carved and gilded wood frame. Beaupuy has captured all the charm and...

Judith Brenner Solfrid Dancing 2 Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic Paint, Pan Pastel, Ink and Watercolour Pencil on Paper Sheet Size: 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Plea...

"Meadow in the Rockies" (2025) by Lorenzo Chavez is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a serene autumn midwestern landscape, looking out onto the base of small mountain ...

Louis-Henri de RUDDER Presumed portrait of François BLANC Pastel Signed, inscribed, and dated in the lower right margin: "A Madame Edmond Blanc / de Rudder / 18.." (obscured by the f...

Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...

Francesco Spicuzza (American, 1883-1962) Untitled Landscape, 20th century Pastel on paper Sight size: 24 x 30 in. Framed: 26 1/4 x 32 3/8 in. Signed lower right: Spicuzza Italian-born Francesco Spicuzza was primarily a Wisconsin painter who did portraits, still-lives and local landscapes. He spent the first part of his life in near-poverty to become a painter. An eternal optimist, in 1917, the artist reported: "I am happy and my only ambition now is to paint better and better until I shall have reached the measure of the best of which I am capable." (Spicuzza, 1917, p. 22). His predilection for beach scenes germinated early: reportedly, the five-year-old boy first drew the outlines of his father's fishing boat in the sand on the seashore near their home in Sicily. After setting himself up as a fruit peddler in Milwaukee, Spicuzza's father sent for his family when Francesco was eight years old. For the following six years the boy was unable to attend school because of his job in his father's fruit and vegetable business. The poor lad suffered a caved-in shoulder from carrying a heavy wooden crate. The young Spicuzza was aided by moral and financial support from a sympathetic Milwaukee businessman named John Cramer, publisher and editor of the Evening Wisconsin, who raised Spicuzza's salary as a newspaper assembler so that he could attend school. In 1899 or 1900, Spicuzza began studying drawing and anatomy under Robert Schade (1861-1912), a painter of panoramas who had been trained in Munich under Carl Theodor von Piloty. Spicuzza was also taught by Alexander Mueller (1872-1935), a product of the Weimar and Munich academies. Mueller realized Spicuzza was a colorist and encouraged that orientation (Madle, 1961). Spicuzza found it beneficial to accept an apprenticeship in a lithographic studio for $8 a week, which demanded most of his time. During the St. Louis Universal Exposition in 1904, still a struggling student, Spicuzza attended the fair, thanks to Cramer. It was not long before Spicuzza received a twenty-five dollar portrait commission, and this inaugural success led to new commissions and allowed him to continue as a painter. The earliest influences in his work appear to be from Edward H. Potthast and Maurice Prendergast, though Spicuzza never mentioned either artist. Already in August 1910, Spicuzza was described in a newspaper as "one of the most talented of Milwaukee's rising workers." He undoubtedly received lasting inspiration from his one summer study period in 1911 with John F. Carlson at the Art Students League's Summer School in Woodstock, New York. Certainly Spicuzza would have picked up spontaneity in handling the brush from Carlson. Although he executed numerous still-lives and an occasional religious work, Spicuzza is best known for his Milwaukee beach scenes populated with frolicking bathers in multi-colored attire, not unlike the images of Potthast, who used a similar technique. Many of these are small, preparatory works on canvas board executed between 1910 and 1915. Frequently with even greater animation than Potthast, Spicuzza produced moving images of youthful energy and uninhibited child's play. These beach genre scenes reflect the attitude of American impressionists who depicted the more pleasant side of life. Spicuzza manipulated a successful balance of rich pigment applied in varying degrees of impasto texture with subtle nuances of hue. Working all'aperto, he sought "the soft enticing shades of yellow, blue, green, pink and lavender . . . to get the effects of bright glistening summer air." (L.E.S., n.d.). As a painter whose color not only derived from direct observation but also from a personal theory of color symbolism, Spicuzza traded the linear approach of lithography for dynamic patches of brilliant color. Like Prendergast, he would often tilt the angle of the picture plane to bring the viewer's position above the scene. Spicuzza was unable to enter the 1913 Armory Show or the Panama-Pacific International Exposition two years later but he did submit work to the annual exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and those of the Art Institute of Chicago. His first important award was the bronze medal presented by the St. Paul Institute in 1913, which was followed by the silver medal two years later. Before long, Spicuzza had acquired a greater sense of security in his profession and was described by a writer in International Studio (April 1917) as "an independent artist with an assured future. His pastels and water-colours are poetic and joyous bits of nature with a genuine out-of-door feeling." In 1918, his Spirit of Youth, exhibited at the National Academy of Design, sold for $112.50. Four years later, the artist achieved his greatest local recognition by winning the gold medal from the Milwaukee Art Institute. Spicuzza spent a great deal of time painting en plein air and by 1925 he began summering at Big Cedar Lake, near West Bend, Wisconsin to gather his subject matter. Easter Morning (1926) owes something to the Symbolist movement, with its figure of Christ appearing over a seascape. During the difficult era of the Depression, patrons came to Spicuzza's aid and during the 40s, he taught housewives, businessmen and students at the Milwaukee Art Institute, the Milwaukee Art Center, and in his private studio. In the following decade, although his kind of art was no longer popular in the "make-it-or-break-it" New York gallery world, Spicuzza enjoyed regular patronage and sales. His beach scenes became more static and he would experiment with modernist techniques. Spicuzza died at the age of seventy-eight. Sources: L.E.S., "Do Colors Change a Person's disposition? Experiments of a Milwaukee Artist...

1940s Cliffs by Ocean Modernist Landscape by Honora Berg This mid century modernist landscape painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts a rugged ocean cliffs topped with...

Borneo's pieces are deeply influenced by various creative sources, with a particular focus on the culture of the late '80s and '90s: from high-brow Memphis-inspired design to urban c...

A striking still life composition by German artist Johann Winter (1898-1964), featuring a fiasco wine bottle, a wine glass, apples and a candlestick rendered in a playful modernist s...

"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 300+ pictures) paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. For sale and sent unframe...

This piece, titled "The Meeting 30" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of ink transfer, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, a...

Beneath the Sea, 2025 by a.muse is a 24 x 18in work on paper that combines acrylic, pastel, sand, and diamond dust. The artist uses texture adding to the luminous, organic landscape....

Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...

This contemporary abstract expressionist floral painting "Floral Expression" was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing floral series. In this vibrant ...

Abstract by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 19.5 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vigno...

Sleeping beauty is part of my “Imagined places” series of works. Inspired by an amalgamation of memories and feelings from walks around my studio near the River Thames in Surrey and ...

Tina Bluefield (American, born 1945) "Mellah Glow" 2025 Oil paint and oil stick on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom left corner and the back of the artwork. "Mell...

Mother and Child in Garden by Pierre Neveu French Figurative Oil Painting by Pierre Neveu (1920–1998), French signed and dated 1955 lower right oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 29 x ...

"Cherry Trees in Bloom on the Seine (Cerisiers en Fleurs sur la Seine)" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper, circa 1920s Signed lower right Circa 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 ( ...

Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...

This monochrome gestural drawing is made with Chinese ink and silver pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of cheerf...

This piece titled "Voisine (Neighbor)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. . This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a ...

An elegant pastel study of Pauline, the fawn and brindle whippet. Presented behind glass in a mid-century oak frame. Inscribed and dated to the lower left. On paper. Image size: 37.5...

Arturo Souto Feijoo (1901-1964) City Walls w/ Figures Original Mixed Media c.1950 Original pastel, watercolor and charcoal on paper. Housed in a simple f...

Skadi Engeln, a Berlin- and France-based artist, studied sculpture at FH Ottersberg with Robert van de Laar and painting with Michael Kohr and Hermanus Westendorp. Her work has been ...

Wolf Kahn Study of a Child Signed lower right Pastel on paper 10 x 13 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf Kahn is renowned for his luminous, r...

Paste on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1971. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right. Includes a wooden frame, one-of-a-kind realized by the Artist cm. 50x59.5 Sirio P...

Mary Frank (British/American, b. 1933) Chant, 1984 Charcoal and pastel on paper 41 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. Framed: 46 1/2 x 34 1/4x 2 in. Signed and dated lower right: Mary Frank 84 Midtown Payson Galleries Label Verso Mary Frank is known for creating stoneware sculptures that have the appearance of terra cotta fragments dug up at an archaeological site. Sometimes a half-finished relief head...

A Warm Spring Morning 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Don’t you just love when the morning starts off perfectly? I w...

In this vibrant artwork, I channel the whimsy of expressionism with touches of impressionism and pop art to create a playful scene that bursts with joy and curiosity. Using acrylics ...

Large, highly detailed charcoal and acrylic landscape featuring a lush country forest against a sunlit sky "Some Twilight Land" by Sue Bryan charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on canvas, ...

oil stick, acrylic, & charcoal on raw linen

“Point of Trust II” From the series Between States (Part II of the diptych) “Point of Trust II” continues the visual dialogue initiated in the first part of the diptych. It explores...

"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....

French Landscape signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

A truly lovely nude by noted 20th-century New Orleans artist and extraordinary draftsman Charles Richards, whose work does not come up for sale often enough here in New Orleans. Sorr...

Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...

Wacky Figure by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) pastel painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 12 x 15.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large privat...

Postcard from Paradise II, St Tropez by a.muse is 24 x 18in abstract painting with multi-colored “dots,” expressive lines, and organic shapes that translate light, energy and joy of...

Artist Statement: "I find the behind the scenes action of more interest than the actual rodeo events themselves. Watching the men and women get ready with their horses before they go...

The contemporary work on paper is both art and photography, highlighting color fields. Tell Me A Story I, 2025 by Roberta Fineberg (RF) is 16 x 16in on Hahnemuhle paper, an original ...

Edwin Mendoza was born in Alexandria. He spent his younger years in Fontainebleau, France where he lived and studied. He studied at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Exhibited at...

“Inner Relief” From the series “Between States” This work explores the landscape as a reflection of an inner state — a space where emotional, bodily, and psychological processes eme...

L.W.Fraser English, mid 20th century The Scottish Terrier Original pastel drawing signed on artist paper Framed: 20.5 x 14 inches Glass covering Provenance: private collection, UK ...

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Flamenco Dancer. Romantic French pastel portrait on paper of a Spanish beauty by Louis Fortuney. The work is signed bottom left, and presented in a very fine carved gilt rococo wood ...

This piece, titled "Wanderer 10" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through" is made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and gra...

Title: Provence House with Cypress Trees Pastel Pierre Neveu 1982 Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signed low...

George Dannatt (1915-2009) Deflection of Light - Venice No 1 1995 Mixed crayons on paper Image: 26.4 x 19.6 cm Mount: 40.0 x 32.4 cm Reference no: 1233/1 George Dannatt’s lon...

Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...

In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...

Title: Abundant Energy Energy Painting Abstract Abundant Contemporary Maximalism Bold Unique Contrast Fresh Revival Renewal Texture The Guardians of Abundant Energy is a brilliant...

Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

This 19x14 mixed media abstract draws you into the depths, with fluid tones and layered textures that create a sense of movement and mystery. The intricate details capture the essenc...