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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Black ink panel design with symmetrical scrolls and ornamental motifs on pale paper with a faint grid.

Paneelontwerp

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a female nude lying face down toward the right, drawn in loose outlines.

Auf dem Bauch liegender weiblicher Akt nach rechts

Gustav Klimt, 1905

Ink and brown wash drawing of a spreading tree with drooping branches on a grassy mound.

Study of a Tree

Marten van Valckenborch, mid-16th-early 17th century

Blue pencil sketch of a woman lying on her stomach, head turned right, on tan paper, with a color checker below.

Auf dem Bauch liegender weiblicher Halbakt

Gustav Klimt, 1905

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded street with figures, a statue on a pedestal, and a hanging banner.

Emblematic Scene

Otto van Veen, 1607 or before (?)

Pencil sketch of a woman seated on the ground against a dark wall, head tilted upward, with hatched shadows around her.

Auf dem Boden sitzende Frau

Josef Engelhart, 1882

Drawing of a sleeping pig lying on its side, head resting on the ground, rendered in soft graphite with a thin border.

A Sleeping Swine

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with closed eyes and curly hair, lying on a pillow and bedding.

Auf dem Rücken liegender weiblicher Akt

Gustav Klimt, 1903

Dutch Ship: The Tholen (?)

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1625-93

Pen and ink wash drawing of peasants in hats and cloaks gathered in conversation, one man seated on a mound.

Peasants

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a countryside landscape with a path, farm buildings, large trees and clouds in a framed rectangle.

Landschap

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch of a chameleon clinging to a diagonal branch, with the word Kameleon written in the upper right corner.

Kameleon

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pen and grey wash drawing of a three-masted warship at anchor with smaller ships on calm water.

Dutch Men of War at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen drawing of a village path with wooden houses and a windmill with lattice sails, and two small figures walking.

Dorpspad met molen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Loose charcoal sketch of a harbor with dark clouds, masts and quay posts on pale tan paper.

Schets van een haventje

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Studies van een kat

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch sheet of many chickens in different poses, some pecking at the ground, on pale paper.

Kippen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Studie van een vrouw in een stoel, in profiel naar links

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Watercolor of a bridge with railway tracks, workers and figures under cloudy skies, with a distant city skyline and smoking l

Auf der Reichsstraßenbrücke beim Handelskai

Emil Hütter, 1876

Charcoal sketch studies of women in aprons and headscarves, one bending over a bucket, one carrying a basket.

Studies van een vrouw met een mand

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal sketch of a reclining spotted cow above a loosely drawn standing farmer holding a stick.

Studie van een boer en een koe

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal sketch of three resting sheep in different poses on tan paper, with loose hatched shading.

Drie studies van een schaap

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch sheet of six women in traditional dress with aprons and headscarves, in varied standing poses.

Schetsen van vrouwen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal sketch on tan paper with three figure studies: a hatted man in a coat, a nude figure with raised arms, and a figure

Schetsen van figuren

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Four charcoal sketches of women with large baskets on their backs, shown in standing and bending poses.

Schetsen van vrouwen met een korf op de rug

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch of a gabled wooden farmhouse with a chimney, fence, and trees on a grassy hill, with handwritten German inscrip

Auf der Türkenschanze

Heinrich Gonvers, 1885

Pen and grey wash drawing of a large Dutch warship under sail in choppy sea, with smaller boats nearby.

Dutch Men Of War

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a farmer in a top hat asleep, leaning against a hay wagon with legs outstretched.

Auf Heuwagen gelehnter schlafender Bauer

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Old Ship Model

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of Dutch sailing ships with flags and rowboats on choppy water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships on a Harbour

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a crowd, carriages and riders arriving before a neoclassical building with a flag.

Auffahrt der Abgeordneten zur Eröffnung des provisorischen Abgeordnetenhauses am 29. April 1861

A. Wasmann, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of warships in battle, with gunsmoke rising around a central ship flying a flag on calm water.

Sea Fight

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century