Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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What is a pencil?

What is a pencil?

A Pencil is a writing tool constructed with a core of solid pigment, either black or colored, encased by a protective layer of wood or composite material. Pencils leave marks on paper by leaving part of the core pigment on the surface.

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Tom Wesselmann

Study for Carol Nude, 1976

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 85,000 - 95,000

Joan Miró

Personnage, 1980

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

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Mel Ramos

Peek a Boo Barbie, 1995

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 10,700

Mel Ramos

Study for Fonda: Sketch #1 (TIME), 1970

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 17,750

Mel Ramos

Study for Still Life: Sketch #2, 1995

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 17,750

David Hockney

Yves (Walking), 1974

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

USD 28,000 - 35,000

Joan Miró

Personnage II, 1979

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

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Anthony Caro

Sin título, 1984

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 5,000 - 7,000

Allen Jones

Study for Night Fever, 1990

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 8,500

Allen Jones

Cascade, 1999

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 8,500

Fernando Botero

Hunter, 1980

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

USD 33,000 - 40,000

Andy Warhol

Rats and Star Band Member #2 , 1983

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

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Art Informel

Art informel refers to gestural techniques and improvisatory methods common to abstract painting during the 1940s and 50s. It is a French term for the many styles that dominated these decades. Artists use this term because these styles were based on primarily informal techniques.

Street Art

Art that's created and executed in public locations outside the traditional contexts or art venues. It gained popularity during the 1980s during graffiti art boom. It has developed and continues to be applied into all subsequent incarnations. The common forms of this art include pop-up art, sticker art, stencil graffiti and sculpture or street installation among other forms. Sometimes, "guerrilla art", "neo graffiti", "post graffiti" and "urban art" are used in this context to refer to the created artwork.

Lowbrow

Derogatory term that refers to some popular culture forms. It describes an art movement that began in Los Angeles in 1970s. Lowbrow relates to a person with little intellectual or taste interest.

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