Sepia

These sepia tones run through sketches, maps, and studies of figures, interiors, and nature, from bathers to chairs to bamboo and peacocks. The warm browns give everything a worn, vintage quality rather than sharp contrast or bright color. They sit well in a library or study with dark wood and warm white walls.

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Two peacocks on a rocky hillside beneath gnarled trees in a traditional East Asian ink painting with muted brown and blue tones.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Peacocks)
ink and color on silk

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A horse and monkey rest beneath a willow tree in a landscape rendered in brown, tan, and cream tones on silk.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Horses)
ink and color on silk

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A peacock with elaborate tail feathers stands beneath a gnarled pine tree with bamboo, rendered in ink and color on aged paper.
Shen Nanpin
Bamboo, Pine and Peacocks

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Japanese ink drawing depicting six small fish arranged on a skewer with scattered dots and calligraphic text on aged paper.
Teisai Hokuba
Mezashi to Tatamiiwashi
1810 · Woodcut

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Circular astronomical diagram with concentric rings of Latin text and celestial symbols, surrounded by decorative cherubs and smaller diagrams on a cream background.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 16 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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Engraved celestial diagram showing Earth at center surrounded by concentric orbital spheres, framed by decorative borders with angels and figures in period costume.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 2 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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Celestial map showing constellations and spheres with Latin text, decorative clouds, and allegorical figures in corners on aged parchment.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 12 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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A 17th-century astronomical diagram showing concentric circles with Latin text, surrounded by decorative clouds, cherubs, and smaller celestial charts in earth tones and gold.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 21 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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Antique map depicting the British dominions in North America circa 1715, rendered in beige, brown, and red tones with decorative cartouches and inset illustrations.
Exact map of the dominions of the King of Great Britain
1715

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman with dark hair and traditional dress in brown and cream tones, shown in bust-length portrait composition.
Kitagawa Utamaro
A bust portrait of the waitress Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse
color woodblock print

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Two women in traditional Japanese dress hang laundry, rendered in black ink with pink and gray tones on cream paper.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Hanging laundry to dry
1795 · Woodcut

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Two architectural sketches of chair designs on aged paper with front and side views labeled with measurements in inches and feet.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Design For Chairs, 1903
Stylized drawing featuring four tall female figures with purple flowers in their hair arranged symmetrically against a cream background with botanical motifs.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
The Wassail

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A 1912 music sheet cover featuring a woman in profile holding a mate cup against a sepia-toned background with decorative foliage.
El Matecito Music Sheet Cover
1912

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A 1915 sheet music cover depicting a dancing woman in a white dress performing at a cabaret, with seated spectators in the background.
De Farra en el Cabaret Tango Sheet Music Cover
1915

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Abstract geometric composition with overlapping rectangular forms and a circle in muted beige, tan, and green tones on textured paper.
Paul Klee
Foundation (Grundfeste)
1922 · Oil-transfer drawing and watercolor on paper mounted on board

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Abstract composition of tan and brown linear forms creating geometric shapes and compartments on a textured beige background.
Paul Klee
Latomie
1939 · Watercolour on paper

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Historical map of North Carolina from 1770 showing topography, waterways, and borders in sepia and green tones with decorative cartouche.
Collet, John. Bayly, J. Hooper,
A Compleat map of North-Carolina from an actual survey. 1770.
1770

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Torwachterstolz
Paul Klee
Torwachterstolz
1929 · Watercolour on paper laid on board

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Abstract composition by Paul Klee featuring geometric line drawings, grid patterns, and scattered symbols on weathered beige and tan paper with blue accents.
Paul Klee
42-45213481
1918 · Watercolour and pen and black ink on paper

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Abstract portrait of a woman's head in profile with closed eyes and sealed lips, rendered in pale tones against a textured golden-brown background.
Paul Klee
Sealed Woman
1930 · Watercolour and pen and ink on Ingres laid paper laid down on the artist's mount

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A stylized figure with a round face, outstretched arms and wings drawn in brown ink and watercolor on aged paper.
Paul Klee
Angelus Novus
1920 · Oil transfer and watercolor on paper

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Aged map showing territorial boundaries and place names across northwestern United States regions in brown and cream tones.
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Map of Nez Perce Territory (The North American Indian, v. VIII. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press, 1911)
1911 · photogravure

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Antique map showing Chinookan territory in the Pacific Northwest with geographical features, county boundaries, and place names printed in sepia tones.
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Map of Chinookan Territory (The North American Indian, v. VIII. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press, 1911)
1911 · photogravure

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