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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ink drawing of three children among tall reeds and cattails beside a swirling patterned pool, by Willem Pothast.

Drie kinderen in het riet

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a man playing harpsichord as a woman holds sheet music in an ornate period room.

Musicerende man en vrouw

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a seated woman visiting a child in bed, who drinks from a cup beside a table with a medicine bottle.

Vrouw op ziekenbezoek

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of two young women standing in a bedroom beside a mirror, candlestick, vase and open book.

Twee jonge vrouwen in een slaapkamer

Willem Pothast, 1887

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in draped skirts with faint preparatory outlines of a head and child above.

Study of a Woman and Child

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen drawing of an armed man watching two embracing lovers in a draped interior with a flower vase.

Francesca und Paolo von Malatesta überrascht (Dante Inferno, Canto 5, V 100)

Joseph Anton Koch

Watercolor of a white stork facing a brown frog beside reeds and a willow, with a windmill in the background.

Frog and bird

Alfred Crowquill, 1850

Ink drawing of a kneeling mother and child in an interior, the child reaching toward toy sailboats with flags on the floor.

Moeder en kind bij een muur

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a girl lying injured in a street beside a bicycle, a horse cart, and a woman reacting nearby.

Meisje aangereden door een paardenkar

Willem Pothast, 1887

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman seen from behind, head bowed, one arm raised to her shoulder.

Study of a Woman Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen and brown ink drawing of winged figures, demons and swordsmen locked in a chaotic battle scene.

Am Pechsee der Krämer. Ciampolo von Navarra

Joseph Anton Koch, 1802

Oval painting of an Omagua riverside village with thatched huts, palms, a dark canoe on the water, and figures on the bank.

An Omagua Village - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Pen and wash drawing of Saints Peter and Agnes with Christ and God the Father above, angels and a lamb in clouds.

Der Apostel Petrus und die Heilige Agnes vor Christus und Gottvater

Franz Martin Kuen

Architectural perspective drawing of a columned Jubilee fountain with statues and water jets, with pedestrians in the foregro

bez.: "Jubiläumsbrunnen am Karlsplatz in der Axe der Wienzeile. Perspectivische Ansicht. Oberbaurat Otto Wagner."

Otto Wagner, 1904

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated figure in a long robe with heavy drapery folds, head cropped at top.

Figure in a Long Robe, Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Watercolor of a road through a valley with brown mountains, green trees, a stone wall, and a glimpse of blue sea.

Landschaft bei Palermo

Friedrich Nerly, 1834

Painting of a riverside encampment with red-toned figures near a thatched hut, a boat on the water, and dense green forest be

A Mura Encampment - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Pencil sketch of Queenstown's wooden buildings along Lake Wakatipu, with sailing boats and mountains rising behind the lake.

Queenstown on the Lake Wakatipu

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Watercolor drawing of a Gothic Revival church with tall spires on an open Vienna square, with people walking and a cloudy sky

bez.: "Katholische Pfarrkirche in der Vorstadt Weißgärber in Wien."

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1867

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing draped figure with a sash belt, with a red chalk accent on the robe.

Study of a Standing Figure

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen and ink sketch of two robed figures above a crowd of writhing figures in a dark underworld scene.

Virgil beschwichtigt Cerberus (Dante Inferno, Canto 6, V 13)

Joseph Anton Koch

Hand-coloured 1776 manuscript map of Schönbrunn and its roads near Vienna, with German legend and scale bars.

bez.: "Mappe vorstellend die Schönbruner samt den zugetheilten Straßen Anno 1776."

Fr. Regolini, 1776

Charcoal and white chalk study of folded drapery on toned paper, with smaller sketched cloth fragments at the edges.

Study in Draperies

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Ink and wash drawing of horned demons struggling in a dense crowd, with a winged figure above, after Dante's Inferno.

Am Pechsee der Krämer Ciampolo von Navarra (Dante Inferno, Canto 22, V 34)

Joseph Anton Koch

Charcoal study on tan paper of a raised hand, a bent sleeve, and folded collars and drapery.

Studies of Drapery in Sleeve and Collars

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned queen seated on a throne under drapery, with attendants and a lion at the base.

Agnes, Salomo und Hieronymus

Franz Martin Kuen

Pen drawing of nude sinners entangled with serpents in a cavern, with a winged demon and centaur at center, from Dante's Infe

Die Strafe der Diebe im Tal der Schlangen und Drachen (Dante Inferno, Canto 25, V 17)

Joseph Anton Koch

Painted river scene with dense green riverbank, palms, a canoe with figures, and a small sailboat under a teal sky.

View of the Shore of the Amazon - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated figure in a loose gathered garment with folded arms, on tan paper.

Study of a Draped Torso

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen and ink drawing of horned demons with pitchforks tormenting sinners on a ledge, with robed onlookers above.

Am Pechsee der Krämer, der Ratsherr von Lucca (Dante Inferno, Canto 21, V 34)

Joseph Anton Koch

Pencil and chalk study of two male legs seen from behind and the side, shaded on a beige sheet.

Study of Legs

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of classical figures gathered before columns and palm trees, with two central figures set apar

Dante und Virgil bei den Heiden im Limbus (Dante Inferno, Canto 4, V 52)

Joseph Anton Koch