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10,328 works

Pastel sketch of figures seated and standing on stone steps before a brick building with open doorways, on brown paper.

The Steps

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in patterned kimono under blossoming plum branches at night.

Näyttelijät Onoe Kikujiro, Nakamura Fukusuke ja Iwai Kumesaburo tunnistamattomassa näytelmässä

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856

Sketch of an ornate church portal framed by stone columns, with a Latin inscription above and a small cat in the foreground.

San Giovanni Apostolo et Evangelistae

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a purple cap and flowing gown leaning on a yellow rail, on brown paper.

The Purple Cap

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pencil sketch of promenaders in cloaks beside an ornate lamp post and colonnade, with a hillside town beyond.

Promenade à Baden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a pink gown on brown paper, with a small hair sketch at right.

Study

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Woodblock print of a misty river valley with boats, pine trees, a bridge, and a distant conical mountain.

Landscape in the Mist

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Loose charcoal sketch of a crowded gambling salon with figures gathered around a central table.

Gambling Salon at Baden-Baden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of figures in period dress strolling a seaside promenade beneath chalk cliffs, with a man in a top hat in front

Les Côtes à Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a group of figures in close arrangement, a woman in front and men behind, one reaching forward.

Group of travelers

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Charcoal and chalk drawing of dark moored gondolas and masts under a hazy blue-grey night sky with a small light.

Nocturne: San Giorgio

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pencil sketch of a woman handing laundry to a figure at left, with a dog and basin on the floor, captioned Blanchissage a Col

Blanchissage a Cologne

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

A two-sided drawing of Fumette and Dancing Clowns

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Japanese woodblock triptych of figures in kimono on a festive river boat, with red lanterns, musicians, and smaller skiffs be

Sumida River Holiday

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788-90

Pencil sketch of a standing man, a woman in a headscarf, and a seated figure in a wide hat beneath a sloping roof beam.

An Artist Sketching

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Group of four men

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long dress, hand raised near her face, drawn with loose quick lines on pale paper.

Seated woman, smoking

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a kitchen interior with a woman standing by an arched window, a wooden table, and a pitcher.

A Kitchen at Lutzelbourg

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with ornate hairpins and patterned kimono inside an oval frame.

Miuraya Kokonoe sarjasta Imayo oshi-e kagami (Kuvien peili)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1860

Profile sketch of an old woman standing

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of three standing figures in bonnets and cloaks, drawn in loose overlapping lines on pale paper.

Group of three standing figures

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Three travelers cross a wooden bridge under a full moon beside a river, with dark silhouetted trees in a Japanese woodblock p

Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Pencil sketch of a man asleep sprawled across a pile of luggage, legs stretched out, with loose hatched shading.

A man asleep on a pile of luggage

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Ink line drawing of a seated woman on a wooden veranda beside reeds and trees, with a poem cartouche at upper right.

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Kujō Yoshitsune

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of travelers sheltering from heavy rain under a thatched roof beside a large tree, with horses in the misty b

Suhara, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Two-panel Japanese print of women and men at a tea house feast, with a parasol, lantern, pine trees and a veranda view.

Feest in het Komeikan theehuis

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a seated woman in a hooded shawl leaning over a stone ledge, seen from behind.

Annie

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Triptych woodblock print of women playing blindman's buff on a veranda, with a teahouse and garden scene beyond.

Blindemannetje spelen

Torii Kiyonaga, 1792

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors in bold costumes and samurai attire around a stage scene with pine branches.

Acteurs in een shibaraku voorstelling

Torii Kiyonaga, 1800

Ink drawing of a lidded ginger jar with pale blossom branches on a dark wash, with a small motif sketch beside it.

Oviform Ginger Jar with Bell-shaped cover

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Japanese woodblock print of a misty river gorge with pine trees on steep cliffs and a faint distant mountain.

Ochanomizu in the Mist

Utagawa Kunisada, mid-19th century

Pencil portrait of a young person with curled hair and a white collar, looking toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Portrait of Whistler

James McNeill Whistler, 1840