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Walter Shirlaw

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Charcoal and chalk study of a nude woman raising her arms beside swirling drapery, set within a pale arched architectural fra

"Coral" (Study for Mural, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)

ca. 1892

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a dirt path winding up a grassy slope past trees, with a small red-roofed house at right.

Landscape Sketch

1830

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a woman with a bundle walking past a wooden gate and slide in a sunlit field.

The Gate Slide

1830

Painted decorative panel of a gold-robed woman with cherubs, lilies and a winged bird within an ornate Art Nouveau border.

Easter Greetings

1890

Pencil and watercolor sketch of people and a horse gathered at a stone water trough beside a building and pale hills.

A Water Trough

1880

Watercolor of low tide flats with a figure carrying a rifle, marsh grass, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Low Tide, Annisquam

1910

Watercolor design of a courtroom entrance with double doors, a seated female figure in an arched niche, and two cherubs.

Design for the Entrance Wall of a Courtroom

1880

Pencil sketch of oxen resting near a tree and a cart with barrels, with farm buildings and a road in the background.

A Village Square

1880

Watercolor sketch of a standing young Cheyenne figure in a red shirt and fringed leggings against a pale wash background.

Cheyenne Youth

1880

Pencil sketch of three men in hats working together to shear a sheep, with one standing and two crouched.

Three Men at a Sheep Shearing

1880

Charcoal and pastel drawing of three robed figures in an oval frame, one raising a torch against a pale disk.

Decorative Design

1880

Pencil sketch of three men coaling, one thrusting a pole, one standing, one bending with a load, plus a head study.

Coaling Up

1880

Tan-toned mural design sketch showing a central female figure with shield and staff, flanked by caryatid figures under a clou

Mural Design

1880

Watercolor study of an apple tree with branches of green leaves and small apples on a pale background.

Apple Tree (Study for a Decorative Design)

1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman's head with a raised arm and an extended hand on tan paper.

Study of the Head and Arms of a Figure

1880

Pencil study of a woman's left arm and hand reaching toward a coin, with a separate sketch of her right hand above.

Studies of the Left Arm and Right Hand of a Woman

1880

Graphite study sheet with a violin, several hands gripping an instrument and bow, a scroll detail, and a shoe.

Study of Hands of a Violin Player

1870

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree beside a road, with a low wall and a figure with a cart in the background.

A Road in Polling, Bavaria

1870

Pencil sketch of people gathered at a stone fountain with a carved lion-head spout, with a figure bending over the water.

Fragment of Temple of Vesta

1860

Pencil sketch of a Gothic archway and sculpted figures at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, with small figures in the street.

Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

1870

Pencil sketch of thistle plants with spiky flower heads and grass, inscribed Nature Study by Walter Shirlaw.

Nature Study

1880

Grey ink wash drawing of two female figures beside an anvil and hammer, with handwritten design note below.

Design for Bank Note

1900

Pen and ink sketch of peasant women, oxen with a cart, a hunter, rabbits and birds among foliage, within a ruled border.

In the Mountains (Decorative Design)

1880

Pencil sketch of a crowned lion-head fountain with carved scrolls, steps, and architectural fragments on tan paper.

Study of a Fountain, Italy

1860

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a seated nude man with surrounding studies of hands, feet and legs.

Studies of a Seated Nude

1880

Pencil study of a hooded female figure holding leaves, with additional sketches of hands and arms on aged paper.

Study of Figure for "In the Mountains"

1880

Pencil and watercolor study of an ornate stone basin on a carved pedestal beside a striped wall and faint figures.

Study of Basin, Siena Cathedral

1860

Pencil sketch sheet of five sheep in varied poses, several with heads lowered to graze, on a light tan paper.

Studies of Sheep

1880

The Appeal

1880

Pencil sketch of two studies of a left hand gripping, with shaded wrists and a museum stamp at lower left.

Studies of Two Left Hands

1880

Pencil sketch of several studies of a woman's arms, hands and feet in different poses on pale paper.

Studies of a Woman's Limbs

1880

Pencil and wash sketch of Neptune, the sea god, reclining on a scroll with a trident among clouds.

Neptune

1880