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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Chalk and white heightening drawing of a man bending forward with one arm extended, on a tan paper ground.

A Man Bending Over

Hans Thoma, 1886

Watercolor of a girl in a pale dress inside a barn with hay, a wooden shutter, and a view of distant countryside.

The Hayloft

John William North, 1867

Two costume designs by Léon Bakst: a male athlete in white suspenders and striped socks, and a woman in a belted dress holdin

Costume Study for "Jeux"

Léon Bakst, 1913

Watercolor of Venice's Piazza San Marco with crowds, flags, the basilica facade and a clock tower under a blue sky.

Piazza San Marco

Maurice Prendergast, 1898

Watercolor sketch of a horse-drawn omnibus with passengers on its roof, reflected in a wet blue-green street.

Parisian Omnibus

Maurice Prendergast, 1893

Watercolor of figures in white dresses and a red parasol on a shore, with sailboats on a bay under a cloudy sky.

Figures on a Beach

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of beachgoers with parasols on rocky shore, bathers in blue sea, and cloudy sky by Prendergast.

Revere Beach

Maurice Prendergast, 1896

Watercolor of girls with parasols on a brick path overlooking a crowded tree-lined park promenade with benches.

The Mall, Central Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1900

Watercolor of a busy harbor dock with tall sailing ships, horse-drawn carts, workers, and a red umbrella in the foreground.

Docks, East Boston

Maurice Prendergast, 1900

Watercolor of Venetian arcades with strolling figures, parasols and street lamps in a sunlit square.

Caffè Florian in Venice

Maurice Prendergast, 1898

Twelve ink vignettes of Palmer Cox Brownie figures fishing, carrying gifts, and visiting signs, arranged on one sheet.

Brownies at Home - Twelve Vignettes

Palmer Cox, 1893

Grey watercolor of a small boat on a rocky beach with hazy mountains, trees, and distant sailboats on the water.

Boat on the Beach

Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1890

Pencil drawing of a young bull with curved horns grazing on a grassy slope beside trees.

A Young Bull Grazing

Pen and brown ink drawing of a landscape with a large tree, an ancient fountain, an ox cart and travelers on a road.

The Roman Campagna with an Ancient Fountain

Joseph Anton Koch, 1795

Ink and graphite drawing of two robed figures riding a scaled monster called Geryon above nude figures tumbling below.

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon

Joseph Anton Koch, 1821

Pen drawing of a hilltop town above waterfalls, with shepherd families, goats and a dog in the foreground.

Tivoli and the Waterfalls with Shepherd Families

Joseph Anton Koch, 1821

Pastel portrait of an elderly woman in a blue-striped shawl, gazing upward with a pensive expression.

An Elderly Woman in a Striped Shawl

Giuseppe Nogari, 1740

Brown ink and wash drawing of a theatrical stage set with a grand staircase, arcades, balustrades and a dome.

Stage Design

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1755

Pen and wash drawing of a garden promenade with a classical villa, cypress trees, statues, a sphinx and a fountain.

Capriccio with a Palladian Villa

Mauro Antonio Tesi, 1760

Red chalk sketch of a seated figure beside a standing nude among loose foliage, by Hans von Marées.

In Praise of Modesty

Hans von Marées, 1879

Brown ink and wash drawing of clergy and kneeling figures venerating a draped body before an altar in a church interior.

The Veneration of St. Atto’s Miraculously Preserved Body

Benedetto Veli, 1607

Pen and wash drawing of a mountain landscape with castles on cliffs, waterfalls, and fallen trees in the foreground.

Mountainous Landscape with Castles and Waterfalls

Roelant Savery, 1606

Grey wash drawing of umbrella pines, ruins and a long aqueduct across the flat Roman Campagna toward distant mountains.

Campagna di Roma

Edward Lear, 1884

Grey wash drawing of a bay seen from a hillside, with a hilltop tower, coastal village and distant headlands under a cloudy s

View of a Bay from a Hillside (Amalfi)

Edward Lear, 1884

Grey watercolor of a mountain valley with snowy peaks, a village with towers, and water in the foreground.

Taggia

Edward Lear, 1884

Ink and wash drawing of tall palm trees beside water, with figures in a canoe and mountains in the distance.

Figures Setting Out in Canoes from a Palm Grove (Wady Feiran)

Edward Lear, 1884

Grey wash drawing of a river winding between banded rock cliffs under a pale sky, with reflections on the water.

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt)

Edward Lear, 1884

Pencil and colored drawing of a man and woman seated on a park bench beneath trees, against an ochre background.

Man and Woman on Bench

Juan Gris, 1908

Pencil drawing of three bottles and a bowl on a table, rendered in angular cubist-style planes.

Bottles and Bowl

Juan Gris, 1911

Pencil sketch of a stylized harlequin figure in a diamond-patterned costume holding a stick, on tan paper.

Harlequin

Juan Gris, 1916