![Robert Mapplethorpe, Charles Bowman, 1980: Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portrait](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003756_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
Pencil Art
![Robert Mapplethorpe, Charles Bowman, 1980: Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portrait](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003756_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![7 Disney Mary Poppins 1964 Pearly Band Production or Storyboard Pencil Drawings: 7 Disney's Mary Poppins (1964) production or storyboard drawings. Pencil drawings depicting a member of the Pearly Band walking away. On newsprint sheet paper, each page numbered to the lower edge. We](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6537/330416/178125208_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718052849)
![Helmut Newtom, Jenny Capitain, Pension Florian, Berlin - 1977, Hand Signed: Description Helmut Newtom, Jenny Capitain, Pension Florian, Berlin - 1977 Original Hand Signed (pencil) by Helmut Newton lower right corner Photo from the special collection series, almost 50 years ol](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003290_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![CALDER SPIRALS SIGNED ARTIST PROOF LITHOGRAPH: Alexander Calder American 1898-1976 - Large Vibrant Color Lithograph on Arches Paper of Spirals Entitled Layrinth. Artist Proof Pencil Signed by Calder . 22 3/4" x 30 3/4" Sheet. Midcentury Frame with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1379/331101/178485681_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716581494)
![Michael Madzo Mixed Media "The Promise" (1994): Michael Madzo (American, 1950-2023). "The Promise" acrylic paint, paper, and cotton thread, 1994. Signed and dated in pencil at lower right. Michael Madzo's "The Promise" presents a delightfully surre](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974365_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![TODD MURPHY, STUDY OF THREE SEABIRDS, MM/P: Todd Murphy (American 1962-2020). Untitled - Sketch of Sea Birds, watercolor and mixed media on paper, pencil signed to LL, inscribed to Gracie 'From Your Favorite R-Tist'. Framed. Provenance: From th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1874/332976/179754974_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718055459)
![JIMMIE LEE SUDDUTH, TRAIN W/ FIGURES FOLK ART MM/B: Jimmie Lee Sudduth (American / Alabama 1910 - 2007). Untitled - Moving Train with Figures, paint and mixed media on compressed board, pencil signed to LR, gallery label to verso for Jeanine Taylor Fol](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1874/332976/179754935_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718055459)
![Hand drawing Costume designs by Lado Gudiashvili Georgia artist: Hand drawing Costume designs by Lado Gudiashvili Georgia artist watercolor and gouache on paper, Pencil on paper size 1" x16" in., 40.9 cm x 28 cm Lado Gudiashvili (Georgian: 30 March 1896 ? 20 July 1](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2050/334072/180508339_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718921214)
![Framed Duck Print Pencil Signed: Framed Duck Print Pencil Signed. 38 1/4" x 26" ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ANY CONDITION STATEMENT GIVEN BY LANGSTON AUCTION GALLERY ARE STRICTLY OPINIONS AND LANGSTON'S SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRO](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1053/333101/179887577_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718290682)
![RUSSIAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY BORIS SOLOTAREFF: Boris Solotareff, 1889 to 1966, watercolor and pencil on paper painting depicting a winter forest scene. Has a benevolent signature, handwritten by the artist and addressed to Dr. Sullivan, on the bac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/332667/179456969_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717760590)
![6 Prints of Western Scenes: 1). Gonzales- The Pueblo Church- etching, 2001, signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. 2). Kiran Levy-Adobe Doorway- etching, 2002, singed, title](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/492/333776/180326172_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718736390)
![Small Unidentified Drawing Watercolor Comic Poem Rabbit: From an Ithaca, NY estate, originally inherited from Chinese parentage. Signed / sealed drawing / watercolor on paper. Mounted on paper, top two corners attached. Has a price / number in pencil. Unfra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9231/332480/179392727_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718389543)
![SOVIET PROPAGANDA SATIRICAL POSTER PAINTING BY TRUNEV: A rare mixed media on paper painting, a maquette of the Russian Soviet satirical poster Dead Souls, designed by Yuri Trunev for The Fighting Pencil Group, circa 1970 - 1980. Yuri Trunev, Russian, 1921](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/332667/179456980_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717760590)
![Lovis Corinth. Woodblock Print: Figures: Louis Corinth (1858-1925). A woodblock print depicting two figures. Pencil signed lower right. Mat opening: 11-1/2in x 11in. Frame: 20-1/2in x 18-1/2in. | Philadelphia Metro area delivery, NYC curbsid](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/881/333491/180081735_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718400481)
![ATTR TO PAUL GAUGUIN PORTRAIT OF WOMAN PAINTING: Attributed to Paul Gauguin, French, 1848 to 1903, pencil painting on paper depicting a portrait of a Tahitian young girl. Inscribed in pencil, P. Gauguin, lower right. Framed. Eugene Henri Paul Gaugui](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/333397/180018128_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718372239)
![Diane Arbus, A young man in curlers at home on West 20th Street, N.Y.C., 1966: Photographer: Diane Arbus Born: March 14, 1923, New York, New York, United States. Died: July 26, 1971, Westbeth Artists Housing, New York, United States. Diane Arbus was an American photographer. Arb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003919_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![Diane Arbus, Identical twins, Roselle, N.J., 1967: Photographer: Diane Arbus Born: March 14, 1923, New York, New York, United States. Died: July 26, 1971, Westbeth Artists Housing, New York, United States. Diane Arbus was an American photographer. Arb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003719_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![Helmut Newton, Date Night, Beverly Hills, 1991: Photographer: Helmut Newton (Germany, 1920 - 2004) - best known for his erotically charged highly stylized images, Helmut Newton was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Titl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003555_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![Helmut Newton, Sie Kommen, Paris, 1981: Photographer: Helmut Newton (Germany, 1920 - 2004) - best known for his erotically charged highly stylized images, Helmut Newton was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Titl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003373_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![8 20th c. Prints: 1 & 2). Rosemary Covey- Bird Boy & The Wood Gatherer- 2 wood engravings, both signed, titled and numbered in pencil. 3). Manceauy- Addie Mitchell S](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/492/333776/180326094_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718736390)
News about Pencil Art
![Barnum & Bailey circus posters preserve the thrill of the Big Top](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Potter-and-Potter-maquette.jpg)
Barnum & Bailey circus posters preserve the thrill of the Big Top
NEW YORK — The circus was, and remains, a multi-sensory spectacle that delights children of all ages. Trains allowed circuses to travel from town to town, and their arrival created an impromptu local holiday: residents gathered to watch the performers and the train cars make their way to the fairgrounds, where a Big Top and […]
![Laura Pels collection reveals a trove of Françoise Gilot works, slated for Freeman’s Hindman June 20-21](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/179233487_1_x.jpg)
Laura Pels collection reveals a trove of Françoise Gilot works, slated for Freeman’s Hindman June 20-21
NEW YORK — Laura Pels (1931-2023) was a staunch supporter of the small American theater dramatic playwright, forging relationships with the likes of Harold Pinter and Arthur Miller. She ran the Laura Pels Foundation, which solicited and then selected plays for underwriting and production in New York, something she had done since divorcing her telecommunications […]
![James Ward sketch of the Falls of Clyde skyrocketed past estimates at Tremont](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2643-NE-Waterfalls.jpg)
James Ward sketch of the Falls of Clyde skyrocketed past estimates at Tremont
SUDBURY, MA — An early 19th-century ‘British School’ watercolor painting of a waterfall raced away from an estimate of $200-$300 to bring $18,000 ($22,860 with buyer’s premium) at Tremont Auctions on May 5. It is thought to be one of a series of sketches the English artist James Ward (1769-1859) produced of the Falls of […]
![‘Peanuts’ collection showcases the genius of Charles Schulz at Revere May 20](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/177033065_1_x.jpg)
‘Peanuts’ collection showcases the genius of Charles Schulz at Revere May 20
ST. PAUL, MN — Nearly 70 lots from a likely one-owner collection of Peanuts memorabilia comes to auction at Revere Monday, May 20. The event showcases the talents of Minnesota-born Charles Schulz (1922-2000), creator of the 20th century’s most popular daily comic strip, Peanuts. The complete catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The […]