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Yale University Art Gallery

3,067 works

Painting of figures playing a stick game on a frozen lake in winter, with bare trees, tents and distant hills.

Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice

Edmund C. Coates, 1859

Ink painting of a scholar reading under a pine tree beside a waterfall and thatched hut in misty mountains.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink landscape of a windswept pine beside thatched houses, a plank bridge, and misty hills, with calligraphy at upper left.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink painting of a figure reading beneath pine trees beside a thatched hut, with a misty mountain behind.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Page of black ink Chinese calligraphy in vertical columns with two red seals on pale paper.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Zhang Mingke, 1869

Tall abstract painting of stepped geometric forms in red, blue and black, with spheres on rods against a grey sky.

Construction in Blue

Paul Gaulois, 1925

Painting of a white clapboard house with a cupola beside a bare tree under a dark sky with a crescent moon.

Old House, New Moon

George Ault, 1943

Ink sketch of a seated man in period dress beside a writing table with an inkwell and quill, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Major John André, 1780

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit flanked by two women in feathered hats leaning toward him in a draped room.

L'Intrigue

Two brown ink prints on a mat: a bearded man in a headcloth looking up, and a seated bearded figure in a tall cap pointing.

A Russian Priest (1965.9.36), and Head of a man (1977.147.3)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1768

Charcoal sketch of a headless clothed woman's figure with draped fabric and sleeve on tan paper.

Sketch of a woman's headless figure, clothed

Edwin Austin Abbey

Theodore de Banville

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Engraving of a seated couple in a landscape with a castle, pond, and conifers beyond, drapery in the foreground.

The Lovers

Master M. Z., 1500

Pencil sketch of a robed man with bowed head and clasped hands in prayer, drawn in loose hatched strokes on paper.

Robed figure, praying: study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a stooped elderly man in a worn coat and cap, leaning on a cane before a stone pedestal.

Le Chevalier Desgrieux

Paul Gavarni, 1852

American Ox

Constant Troyon, 1800

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers with spears and a kneeling figure.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Lithograph of a man and woman reclining on a sofa in a draped interior, with a walking cane on the floor.

The New Novel

Ink and watercolor costume study of a man in a top hat, tan coat, striped waistcoat and blue trousers.

Sketch of a man - costume study for La Tosca(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etching of Dutch merchant ships in a harbor with ornate sterns, lion figurehead, and tall rigged masts under clouds.

Dutch West Indiaman, no. 2 of 12 in the series Navium Variae Figurae et Formae

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Lithograph of a scowling seated man in an armchair smoking a cigarette beside a decanter.

Les femmes?...un tas de serpents!

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Pen and brown ink sketch of a steam tugboat pushing a barge on a river, with trees and a domed building on the shore.

Tugboat Pushing Barge on River

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1868

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and a white collar, inscribed with his name and office, 1668.

Jean-Baptist van Steenberghen, Conseiller du Roi au Conseil de Flandre (King's Counselor to the Council of Flanders)

Robert Nanteuil, 1668

Lithograph of a seated woman with downcast eyes holding a stringed instrument beside a stone balustrade over water.

Serenade Venitienne

Paul Gavarni, 1854

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones and a dark shadow at right.

Study of a wing, for "Infancy of Galahad" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etched portrait of a bearded man with receding hair, head and shoulders, signed Desboutin in script below.

Portrait of J.J. Henner

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1878

Black and white lithograph of two women seen from behind, one seated at a desk with papers, the other leaning in beside her.

"L'amour platonique..." En v'la une pose!

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Pencil sketch of a young man kneeling on his hands and knees with his head bowed, on an off-white sheet.

Study of a young man, on his hands and knees

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etched view of Whitehall palace from the Thames, with a large classical hall above riverside buildings and small rowing boats

Whitehall from the River

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Lithograph of a heavyset seated man in a long coat beside a table with glass bottles, with a city skyline behind him.

Faut que la verite embete cranement l'homme!

Hand-colored lithograph of several sailing warships firing salutes in a harbor, with smoke, flags, and a fortified city wall

U.S. Frigate Constitution

Albert Newsam, 1838

Illustration for "Little Robert Reed"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat seated with a portfolio and rolled paper beside stacked art supplies.

Clotilde

Etching of a calm pond framed by large trees under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a small figure on the bank.

Bucolic Pond

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, 1880

Pencil sketch of a cloaked standing figure with a smaller figure to the left and loose horizontal strokes above.

Study: Minstrel standing before wall

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

Lithograph of a seated woman in a dark dress and lace bonnet beside a dancing woman in a white gown with arm raised.

Voyons Lodie! voyons!... - Lariflaflafla!...

Black and white lithograph of soldiers tending a wounded man on a stretcher, with two crucified figures on crosses behind the

Gott Strafe England

George Bellows, 1918

Etching of a winter Dutch canal landscape with windmills, bare shrubs, walking figures and a sky with clouds and birds.

Canal de Hollande, près de Rotterdam (Hiver) [Holland Canal, near Rotterdam (Winter)]

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1875

Lithograph of a bearded, ragged man in a cap leaning on a cane in a rough landscape under a cloudy sky.

DECLASSES. - J'ai eu cinq chevaux

Paul Gavarni, 1858

Etching of a marsh with storks wading among reeds beside a large tree, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Le Marais (aux cigognes) [The Swamp (With Storks)]

Charles-François Daubigny, 1851

Watercolor of a park crowd with women holding colorful parasols and children in dresses beneath green trees.

In the Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1915

Lithograph portrait of a man in a military uniform with fringed epaulettes and medals, arms folded, signed below.

Joseph Szymanowski

Paul Gavarni, 1830

Etching of children and adults watching a dancing bear in a landscape with a stone bridge, trees, and a musician playing.

La Dance de l'Ours (The Dancing Bear)

Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non

Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in heavy rain, with boats on the river and Mount Fuji behind.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Lithograph of a bearded man in a dark coat escorting a woman in a bonnet past curtains and an upholstered chair.

C'est bien gentil chez vous, monsieur Charles..

Paul Gavarni, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a gnarled tree beside a small arched stone bridge over a riverbank, with a blank foreground.

Landscape by a riverbank

Edwin Austin Abbey

Hand-colored lithograph of Vulcan in a red tunic throwing a net over two figures hidden among roses, with a classical temple

Les Filets de Vulcain. Ce vilain serrurier sachant que son epouse...from Histoire Ancienne

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Lithograph of a man leaning at a desk, hand to his head and quill in hand, beside an inkwell and blank paper.

Alcibiade Cliquet est charge de la redaction d'une reclame...

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Engraved oval portrait of Henry III, King of France and Poland, in ruff collar and jeweled cap, with French verse below.

Henry III, King of France and Poland

Graphite study of a cloaked standing figure beside two hooded figures and a sketched castle on a gridded sheet.

Galahad on horseback: study for "Galahad Departs" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a woman in trousers and a frilled blouse before a mirror as a maid holds out a sword in a bedroom.

Voila Mr. Granger qui Apporte le Bancal de Madame

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Engraved design of an ornate commode beneath candelabra and chandeliers decorated with putti, garlands and fleur-de-lis.

Sheet from Commodes et Lustres

Johann Christoph Hafner

Pastel and chalk study of a female figure with raised arm and billowing drapery on a grey-green background.

Study for figure of 3 pm in "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Black and white print of a seated bearded man on a sofa and a standing woman in a patterned gown pointing at him.

Fortune, ca n'est pas vrai, tu n'as pas dine chez grand'maman...

Etching of a cavalry battle with smoke over a field, mounted soldiers fighting, and fallen horses and men in the foreground.

The Battle, from The Miseries and Disasters of War

Jacques Callot, 1633

Engraved print of a seated bearded man, a boy, a standing man, and a woman in black beside a draped table.

Lincoln and His Family

John Sartain, 1866

Lithograph of a reclining woman smoking while a man in a chair reads a book in a cluttered interior room.

...Oui, mon cher Oncle, mes etudes marchent bon train et j'en suis fort satisfait. ...

Charcoal sketch of a hooded, robed figure bowing its head with one hand raised to the face in grief.

Study of a robed figure, crying, for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Five Figures

Charles Demuth, 1909

Black and white lithograph of a seated woman in a period gown with a fan, a bearded man beside her, and masked onlookers behi

Soiree Travestie

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Portrait of Le Sueur

André Dutertre, 1818

Pastel study of a young woman with long flowing red hair and a pale white garment against a dark background.

Study for the Head of Ophelia, in The Play Scene, in Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Black and white lithograph of two men in heavy coats and caps talking on a ship's deck beside rigging and rope.

Je concois que les directeurs doivent difficilement donner des conges a messieurs les comediens...