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Yale University Art Gallery

681 works

Pencil sketch of nude male figures, a rearing horse, dog heads and limb studies on pale paper.

Studies of Figures, Horses and Dogs

Eugène Delacroix

Pencil sketch of a grove of slender trees with leafy canopies on tan paper, shaded masses above and open ground below.

Sketch of a grove of trees

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a saddled horse walking right, with a faint second horse study at left on pale paper.

Sketch of a Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1817

Pencil landscape drawing of wooded hills and trees in a valley, with handwritten notes in the lower right corner.

Landscape Near Williamstown

Truman Seymour, 1865

Watercolor landscape of a green field with red flowers, a distant blue horizon, and a sky with scattered clouds.

Landscape with field, horizon, sky

Edwin Austin Abbey

Abstract watercolor drawing of overlapping blue, ochre, grey and black geometric and curved sail-like shapes.

Abstraction Based on Sails, V

David Kakabadzé, 1921

Loose ink and grey pencil sketch of a standing female nude with raised arms, signed by Auguste Rodin.

Standing Female Nude, Arms Raised

Charcoal study of two hands clasped in prayer on cream paper, with detailed shading on the upper hand.

Sketch of two hands, clasped in prayer

Edwin Austin Abbey

Engraved oval bust portrait of Catherine de Medici in a ruff and headdress, with French verse inscribed below.

Scene in Hell?

George Romney, 1792

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a standing female nude with one arm extended, by Auguste Rodin.

Standing Female Nude, Left Arm Extended

Pastel sketch on blue paper of bare tree branches arching across the sheet with small touches of colored leaves.

Study of tree branches

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash drawing of a chained kneeling man in a prison receiving a crowned woman on clouds with cherubs above.

St. Philip in prison

Jacques Stella, 1629

Watercolor still life of green pears with stems piled on a pale plate, with a twig and leaves rising above.

Green Pears

Charles Demuth, 1929

Loose watercolor sketch of a figure in a long robe standing beside a large tree with a spreading canopy on gray paper.

Figures standing beneath a tree - (unidentified illustration)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and chalk sheet of studies showing ruins, seated figures, and lateen-sail boats on a river.

Sheet of Studies

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a long gown with studies of hands below, on textured paper.

Seated Woman, sketch for Signing of the Compact in the Cabin of the Mayflower

Pencil sketches of primrose-like flowers and leaves in several clusters on a pale sheet of paper.

Studies of flowers

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and ink drawing of a palace hall with tiered arcades, columns, and a coffered ceiling in deep perspective.

Study of a Stage Design for the Hall of a Palace

Guiseppe Valeriani, 1745

Drawing of the Holy Family: a seated woman with a child on her lap, another child beside her, and a standing figure near a co

The Holy Family

Laurent de La Hyre, 1630

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on brown paper of a standing figure in a flowing robe, head bowed, hands clasped.

Figure study for the Infant Galahad (?), from The Quest of the Holy Grail (first of a series of fifteen murals for th…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1893

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic cathedral facade with a large rose window, arched portal and spire, dated 1889.

Rheims

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1889

Watercolor of a river town with church spires, a paddle steamer, and a log raft under a pale sky.

Saint Paul M.T. (Montana Territory)

John Mix Stanley, 1855

Portrait of a man, left profile, writing at desk

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1878

Watercolor and pencil study with a red flower, blue sky, white clouds, snowy mountain, and handwritten color notes.

Study for Poster Portrait: Marsden Hartley

Charles Demuth, 1923

Brown ink drawing of a bearded saint tending a sick man in bed, with kneeling attendants and an angel above.

St. Philip visiting a hospital

Jacques Stella, 1630

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored man in a heraldic tabard with blue lions and diamond patterns.

Northumberland - Tabard, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Sheet with a brown ink room plan above and a graphite interior sketch of seated figures at a table below.

First Idea of Declaration of Independence, Paris, Sept. 1786; above: pen and brown ink plan drawn by Thomas Jefferson…

John Trumbull, 1786

Charcoal drawing of two bearded men, one in a cap, with strong light and shadow on their faces against a dark background.

Miners

Joseph Stella, 1908

Charcoal figure study on grey paper showing a standing figure's hips and legs, one leg shaded darker than the other.

Figure study for "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania," mural at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Geometric brown and black drawing of interlocking mechanical forms with a central circular dial and serrated bands.

Brown Operator (L'opérateur brun)

Otto Gustaf Carlsund, 1926