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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining man lighting the fuse of a round black bomb beside stone steps.

Liggende man die een bom aansteekt

Leo Gestel, 1934

Paard

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing with white highlights of a man in a military cap with a mustache, with handwritten notes below.

Portret van generaal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre

Leo Gestel, 1934

Portret van André Tardieu

Leo Gestel, 1934

Black ink drawing of a rose with bold brushstrokes and broad leaves below, on cream paper with handwritten notes.

Roos

Leo Gestel, 1934

Watercolor of an ornate tiered tower with a domed building behind, robed figures and palm trees in the foreground.

Oriental Scene

David Roberts, 1838

Black ink drawing of angular leaves and a spiral-centred flower bloom, with handwritten notes on the paper.

Bloemen

Leo Gestel, 1934

Hand-coloured drawing of a turbaned man holding a grey horse by the bridle, with a bay horse behind and the sea beyond.

Türke mit zwei Pferden am Meer

Johann Georg Pforr

Brown ink and wash drawing of mythological figures, river gods and a winged cherub among clouds and trees, by Joseph Heintz t

The Daughters of the Po with River Gods

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1591

Ink drawing of a speckled bird perched on a rock beside loose hatched foliage, by Leo Gestel, 1934.

Vogel

Leo Gestel, 1934

Watercolor of a wooded valley with a stream, two stone farmhouses on the right, and two figures on a path.

Waldtal mit einem Bach, rechts zwei Bauernhäuser

Karl Franz Kraul

Ink drawing of an ornate wayang puppet head with scrolling headdress, annotated with handwritten notes below.

Hoofd van een wajangpop

Leo Gestel, 1934

Long horizontal sketch of a costumed procession with horsemen, an ornate float and a flag-bearer in period dress.

Bildende Künstler (1. Version) (Vorzeichnung zur Heliogravure des Festzugswerks von 1881), Bl. 36

Hans Makart, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long gown writing at a table, with dark shadows at left.

Lady Seated at a Table (recto); Dancing Figures (verso)

George Romney, 1775 or later

Watercolor drawing of a man on a grey horse leading a chestnut horse past a ruined stone wall.

Türke mit zwei Pferden vor Burgruine

Johann Georg Pforr

Oval painting of figures in a grassy clearing with horses, sketching beside tall palms and dense green forest under a pale sk

Halting to Make a Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of trees, a mountain outline, a reclining figure, and handwritten German notes.

Bildentwürfe (Blatt aus: Skizzenbuch Erster Weltkrieg)

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1916

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a book, with loose drapery lines around her gown.

Lady Holding a Book (recto); Plan of Placing Colors on a Palette (verso)

George Romney, 1754-1803

Soldier on horseback leading a grey horse past a stone farmhouse, with a dog in the foreground, in a warm watercolor drawing.

Soldat mit 2 Pferden vor Gehöft

Johann Georg Pforr

Pencil drawing of a seated young man in draped cloak holding a drawing board, looking at the viewer.

Selbstbildnis als Ganzfigur mit Zeichenbrett

Victor Emil Janssen, 1843

Rider in red coat leading a bay horse, with a dark horse and spotted dog on a path before a hilly landscape.

Reiter mit zwei Pferden und Hund

Johann Georg Pforr

Pen and ink sketch of mourning figures gathered around a reclining body, with seated women in the foreground.

Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue

George Romney, ca. 1773-75

Pencil sketch on paper with overlapping studies of animal forms, including a possible dog, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Dierstudies, mogelijk honden

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Charcoal portrait sketch of an elderly woman with head bowed, wearing a draped shawl, on tan paper.

Bildnis der Mutter Anton Peschkas sen

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1920

Brown ink wash drawing of a bent man carrying a limp, emaciated body over his back.

Ein Mann trägt einen Toten

Francisco Goya, 1815

Graphite sketches of a lion's head, including a full-face study and two smaller head studies on cream paper.

A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841

Eugène Delacroix, 1841

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a village with factory sheds, a tall chimney, poplar trees and a hilltop tower.

Grötzingen mit dem Turmberg

Georg Scholz, 1925

Pencil sketch of snowy mountain peaks above a diagonal line of conifers, with handwritten labels for Scesaplana, June 1874.

Summits of Scesaplana

James Crowe Richmond, 1874

Pencil sketch of a seated man in half-length, glasses and jacket, hands clasped, on tan paper, signed Oppenheimer 1910.

Bildnis eines Mannes in Halbfigur

Max Oppenheimer, 1910

Pencil caricature of men carrying a framed painting past a crowd of onlookers, with handwritten German captions.

Karikatur aus Anlaß des Ankaufs von Lessings "Hus vor dem Konzil in Konstanz" durch das Städelsche Kunstinstitut

Adolf Schrödter

Pencil sheet with studies of hands, a nude male figure, and sketched heads and forms by Eugène Delacroix.

Studies of Hands and Figures for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

Eugène Delacroix, 1833-38

Grey wash drawing of lynxes attacking a rearing stag on rocks in a forest landscape.

Luchse jagen Hirsche

Johann Elias Ridinger