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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor drawing of a green pressed-glass goblet with knobbed bowl and pedestal foot on a cream background.

Goblet

Ronau William Woiceske, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a pressed-glass dish with grapevine relief, shown in top and side views.

Dish

Henry Moran, c. 1940

Three painted studies of a purple pressed glass salt dip, showing front, top and base views with geometric pattern details.

Salt Dip

John Dana, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a faceted hexagonal glass salt dip on a pedestal base against a pale beige background.

Salt Dip

Henry Moran, c. 1941

Painting of a ruby red cut-glass covered jar with a geometric hexagon and star pattern on a cream background.

Ruby Case Glass Rose Jar

Edward White, c. 1936

Drawing of a circular glass tray with a star and bead border, showing a horse cart, men, and a train in the center.

Glass Tray

Henry Moran, c. 1939

Syrup Pitcher

Thomas Holloway, c. 1937

Watercolor drawing of a faceted covered sugar bowl with a pedestal foot and ornate finial, shaded in soft grays.

Sugar Bowl

Henry Moran, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a tall weathered wooden post with pale face and dark textured side on a plain background.

Pottery Grave Post

Annie B. Johnston, c. 1937

Watercolor drawing of a frosted glass vase with a scalloped rim, decorated with a painted bouquet of red poppies and yellow t

Frosted Glass

Edward White, c. 1937

Colored drawing of a pink marbleized footed vase with scalloped rim, beaded arched panels, and clawed feet on a square base.

Marbleized Vase

John Hall, 1935/1942

Painted illustration of a flintlock pistol with wooden stock and brass fittings on a pale background, signed Albert Rudin.

Pistol

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Gun

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a green wooden hand-cranked meat chopper with an open lid, a bladed cylinder, and a wooden crank handle.

Meat Chopper

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a rusted iron door hasp with flaking paint and two small nails beside it on a pale background.

Hasp from Door of "Kennedy Farm"

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Painted study of two brown leather hand holds with metal buckles and stitching, coiled on a tan background.

Hand Holds

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Black chalk drawing of a mustached man with curly hair and a white lace collar, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1657

Pencil drawing of a horse-head hitching post with a ring in its mouth and the inscription Bartlett Saginaw Mich. on its base.

Hitching Post

Albert Rudin, c. 1941

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a rusted iron horse head hitching post on a pale background, signed Alexander Anderson 1938.

Horse Head Hitching Post

Alexander Anderson, 1938

Painted gouache drawing of a stiff figure in a top hat and dark coat standing on a dark square base.

Hitching Post

George File, c. 1938

Painted study of a cast iron jockey hitching post with green jacket, red cap and raised arm holding a ring.

Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post

Frank Gray, c. 1938

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical temple beside a waterfall, tall cypress trees, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Classical Temple

Pen and wash design for an oval coffered ceiling with a central medallion of mythological figures in clouds.

A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton

Felice Giani, 1787

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded classical academy hall with students drawing from statues and figures.

The School of Rome

Felice Giani, 1795

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped allegorical figures with wings beside a stone pedestal, by Felice Giani.

Allegory of Justice

Ink and wash drawing of a sacrifice scene with a bull, altar, robed onlookers, and a bearded satyr head at right.

Ancient Sacrifice and Head of a Satyr

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, gazing upward.

Male Nude Study

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Watercolor study of a wooden horseshoe-shaped bog shoe with leather straps and buckles, plus separate strap details below.

Bog Shoe for Horse

James Vail, c. 1936

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing nude young man with curly hair against a shadowed background on blue paper.

Adonis

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1810

Watercolor drawing of a four-pronged grappling hook with a looped eye, shown in brown tones on tan paper.

Grappling Hooks

Alexander Anderson, 1940