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National Gallery of Art

689 works

Pen drawing with white highlights on blue-green paper of a boy with curly hair looking upward.

Head of a Boy

after Albrecht Dürer Anonymous, second half of 16th Century

Graphite sketch of a bearded man's head above a smaller drawing of a dog's head on pale paper.

Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Chalk drawing of a man in a broad-brimmed hat, turned to the left, with red-tinted lips and a loose white shirt.

Portrait of a Man in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

after Hans Holbein the Younger Anonymous, c. 1526

Drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a large pleated ruff collar, looking forward, with pencil sketch lines around the co

Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?)

François Quesnel, 1590/1595

Two Head Studies and a Crouching Nude Woman; Two Women's Heads and a Head of Child [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Chalk drawing of an elderly bald man with curly grey hair, a white cravat, and upturned gaze on tan paper.

Bust of an Old Man

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, probably 1763

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and neck, face turned slightly, gazing outward, on pale paper.

Head of a Woman

Thomas Melhuis Strudwick

Pencil sketches on two sheets: a tree and landscape with a man's head, and a face inside a hatched square.

Landscape and Head of Man; Head of Monkey Inside a Square [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Head of a Man

Master of the Giants, c. 1779

Pencil sketch of a man's head turned sideways on a sketchbook page numbered 19, with an emphasized eye and ear.

Self-Portrait

Paul Cézanne, c. 1895

Pencil sketch on two panels: a man's bust-length self-portrait on the right, and circles with handwritten numbers on the left

Circles and Numbers; Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Gauguin, c. 1884/1886

Ink and watercolor self-portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, intense eyes, red lips, and a raised hand, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Egon Schiele, 1912

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a young woman's head tilted to one side, with loose hair and shaded features.

Head of a Young Woman

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880

Head of a Man with a Study of His Back; Various Sketches with a Peasant Woman and a Goose [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Bust of a Bearded Old Man

Jan Lievens, probably early 1630s

Pencil sketch of a head turned to the right with lowered eyes, beside a small sketch of a hand, on a sketchbook page.

Head of a Boy

Paul Cézanne, 1887/1889

Pencil hand study and ink sketches of a woman's head and a bearded man's head with hands on cheek and ear.

A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and striped cravat, on a gray mat.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

Pencil sketch of a boy's head seen from behind with a cap, drawn with loose hatched strokes on a sketchbook page.

Head of a Boy Seen from Behind

Paul Cézanne, c. 1885

Two sheets of sketches: pencil studies of sheep on the left, and brown ink heads of a woman and a bearded man on the right.

Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil portrait drawing of a man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, with an inscription dedicated to Monsieur Marcotte bel

Self-Portrait

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1822

Head of the Artist's Son

Paul Cézanne, 1888/1889

Pencil sketches of a man in a hat seen from behind and a standing woman, with handwritten color notes above.

A Head of Man with Hat, Seen from Behind; A Standing Woman [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Bust of a Man with a Turban Facing Left

Salomon Koninck, 1638

Pencil sketch of a child's head turned sideways, drawn loosely on a sketchbook page.

Study of Desiderio da Settignano's "Bust of a Child"

Paul Cézanne, c. 1895

Charcoal and chalk study on tan paper of a head tilted back with closed eyes, resting on a pale surface.

Head of the Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Oval drawing of a man with curly hair, lace collar and patterned robe, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690

Grey wash landscape of a valley with trees, a distant lake, rolling hills and a rocky outcrop on the right.

The Head of Ullswater

Edward Dayes, 1790s

Tête de femme, profil à droite (Head of a Woman in Profile to the Right)

Antonio de La Gandara, 1895

Sepia etching of four figures, several elderly women in shawls and hats, one holding a cane, with hatched shading.

Portrait de vielles femmes

Pierre Georges Jeanniot, 1895