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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pen and wash drawing of becalmed sailing boats on calm water with a figure holding a long pole on a sandbank.

Boats Becalmed

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

Pen drawing of a standing couple: a woman in a headdress and draped gown beside a curly-haired man with hand on hip.

Standing Couple

Master of the Housebook, 1480

Pen and brown ink drawing of a church, round building, ruined arches and trees in a landscape.

View of Church and Ruins

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a line of sailing ships on calm water, with a large ornate stern vessel in the foreground.

A Fleet

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

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase and archway in a wall, framed by bare trees, mounted on grey card.

Aufgang zum "Himmel" von Sievering aus

Pen and ink sketches of sailing ships and small boats with masts and sails arranged in four rows on pale paper.

Studies of Ships and Boats

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

Aufgestützt liegender weiblicher Halbakt im Profil nach links

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Grey wash drawing of a sailing ship near a rocky coastline with cliffs and hills under a pale sky.

Coast Scene

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

Woman in a red cloak standing by a stream among reeds, willows and purple wildflowers, with a distant figure fishing.

Lancelot and Elaine: Farewell, fair Lily

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

Watercolor drawing of an ornate Gothic facade with an arched passage and pedestrians on a cobbled street.

De griffie te Brugge

Marie-Thérèse Dethan-Roullet, 1870

The French Vessel "Courtisan"

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

Brown wash drawing of a rustic stone osteria with arched doorways, a wooden ladder, clay pots and climbing vines.

An Osteria in the Campagna

Jacob van der Ulft, mid-17th-late 17th century

Architectural drawing with building elevations, a section, and ceiling details of a stepped building with patterned tile band

Aufrisse, Schnitt, Untersichten eines unbekannten Gebäudes

fraglich: Otto Wagner, 1905

Sepia drawing of a ruined Romanesque church with a rose window and bell tower under a cloudy sky, with small figures in front

The Mariakerk In Utrecht

Jacob van der Ulft, late 17th century

Red chalk and charcoal drawing of two nude women, one standing behind resting her arm on the seated woman's head.

Two female Nudes

Red chalk drawing of a woman, a man in a plumed hat, a skeleton behind a curtain, and a child on a tiled floor.

To Each His Own Pastime (Elck Sijn Tijt-Verdrijff)

Adriaen van de Venne, ca. 1632 (?)

Ink drawing of a man holding a pipe before draped curtains, with bold hatched lines on a tan background.

Self-portrait

Tytus Czyżewski, 1920

Charcoal drawing of farmers and a woman with tools on a path beneath a darkening storm sky over rolling fields.

Aufsteigendes Gewitter

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1924

Grey wash drawing of a coastal dune landscape with figures, horses, a sailing boat, and a ruined building.

Landscape with Figures

Hendrik Verschuring, 1642-90

Pencil sketch on stained paper showing studies of eyes, brows, a nose and lips with a handwritten title at upper left.

Augenstudien - Interieur

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1910

Loose watercolor study of a leaning tree and autumn foliage above a shaded path, in yellow, orange and lavender tones.

Study for Autumn

Henry Luyten, 1875

Pale brown wash drawing of a flat canal landscape with sailboats, a rowing boat of figures, windmills and a farmhouse.

Canal Landscape with Figures

Abraham de Verwer, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with tousled hair in a dark jacket, looking toward the viewer, with a hand at lower left.

Self-portrait

Henry Luyten, 1879

Pencil drawing of cows grazing in a flat landscape with a herdsman, sheep, trees and distant windmills under a cloudy sky.

Cows in a Landscape

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, 19th century

August Arnold (geb. 1799), Architekt

Johann Adam Klein, 1820

Graphite drawing of sheep and a lamb resting by a wooden fence, with a hen and a distant village in an open landscape.

Sheep in a Landscape

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, 1870

Brown ink drawing of a horse pulling a cart of rubble, with workers and a stormy sky behind them.

De opruimers

Alfred Ost, 1922

Double portrait drawing of two men in uniforms with sashes and medals, one in military dress, one in a dark coat, 1840.

August Longin Fürst von Lobkowitz und Anton Friedrich Graf Mittrowsky von Mittrowitz

Carl Josef Geiger, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted armored figure on a cloud above a bow-wielding figure, women, children, and scattered arrow

Mars Sending Gorgon to Slay the Arts

Possibly after Pietro Testa, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a mountainous valley with a hilltop town, travelers with staffs, a bridge, and a watermill.

Mountainous Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Tobias Verhaecht, 1575-1631

Pencil sketch of a horse-drawn caravan with curtained windows, a driver, two seated figures and a bare tree on tan paper.

Zigeunerwagen

Alfred Ost, 1912

Watercolor of a reclining woman in red beside a lamp reading L'AMOUR and a floral tea service on a table.

L'amour

Alfred Ost, 1935