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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor of workers demolishing a city bastion, with brick arches, rubble, poplar trees and townhouses in the background.

Die Demolierung der Neutorbastei im Jahr 1859

Emil Hütter, 1859

Loose pencil sketch of overlapping figures in a mythological group composition on pale paper.

Allegorical or Mythological Scene

Attributed to Eugène Delacroix, n.d.

Pencil sketch of alpine mountain peaks with hatched shading, German handwritten labels, and a pale sky above.

Gemmi Pass, Valais Alps

Paul Klee, 1895

Pen and ink drawing of a village with a church steeple, trees, and distant mountains by Paul Klee, 1895.

Hilterfingen

Paul Klee, 1895

Pen drawing of a lake shore with mountains, trees, a tower and small boats on rippling water.

Thunersee near Schadau

Paul Klee, 1895

Pencil outline drawing of a stylized face under a wide-brimmed pointed hat, with a zigzag beard and cloak-like shoulders.

A Pious One

Paul Klee, 1931

Ink drawing of a stylized costumed woman's face with dashed outlines and black geometric accents, by Paul Klee.

Portrait Sketch of a Costumed Lady

Paul Klee, 1924

Pencil drawing of a large oak tree in a forest clearing with a seated figure resting in its shade.

Lichtung im Eichenwald mit einer im Schatten rastenden Familie

Bernhard Gottfried Manskirsch, 1777

Pencil drawing of a reclining stylized figure resting its head on one hand, with looping outlines, by Paul Klee.

In Readiness

Paul Klee, 1931

Loose graphite sketch on grey paper of a battle scene with tigers, horsemen and struggling figures in dynamic motion.

Study for "Surprise" (Battle of the Tigers)

François Chifflart, c. 1865

Abstract watercolor of overlapping vertical color bands, arches, and a blue circle in pink, yellow, red, and green tones.

Movement of Vaulted Chambers

Paul Klee, 1915

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a crowded square before a gothic cathedral, with seated figures and children in the foreground.

Joaquim mir - la catedral dels pobres - 1898

Joaquín Mir Trinxet, 1898

Pencil sketch of tree canopies and trunks with a small domed turret between them on yellowed paper.

Baumkronen und ein Dachreiter (Fragment)

Brown wash drawing of tumbling and reaching figures in swirling clouds, with a central figure raising both arms beside a chil

Figures in a Storm

Alessandro Magnasco

Illuminated manuscript page with a crowned figure in blue holding a scroll within a Gothic arch and red borders.

Female Saint in a Historiated Initial "L" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 1330/40

Dark interior with reclining bodies on slabs, a tea table with cups in a shaft of light from a high arched window.

Five O’clock Tea in the Morgue

Kārlis Padegs, 1935

Pencil sketch of a man in a cap and buttoned jacket leaning on a staff, drawn on pale yellow paper.

Sitting farmer

Pencil sketch of a woodland interior with bare trunks on the left and a dense evergreen tree on the right.

Wood Interior

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1920

Pencil sketch of a man in a long coat seen from behind, standing beside a chair in an interior.

Rückenfigur eines Mannes im Frack

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded faun's head in a roundel, framed by ivy and grape vines.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Agostino Carracci, probably c. 1595

Charcoal sketch of figures launching a rowboat from a rocky shore into churning water.

Launching the Life Boat

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1930

Blond meisje

Johan Antoni de Jonge, 1885

Pen drawing of the Gothic Votive Church in Vienna with twin spires, a large crowd and carriages in the square before it.

Die Einweihung der Votivkirche am 24. April 1879

Rudolf von Alt, 1879

Charcoal sketch of two dogs resting together, one with pointed ears, on warm beige paper.

Two Dogs

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1919

Pencil drawing of a stone wall and walkway above rooftops and harbor masts in a town, signed Quebec 1889.

Near Hope Gate, Quebec

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1889

Ink and wash drawing of a woman asleep in bed beside patterned wallpaper and a dark curtain.

Madame V. Sleeping

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Ink drawing of a city square with a large tree, curving paths, strollers, and a multi-storey building with balconies.

The Square

Edouard Vuillard, 1910

Design sheet with four arched scenes of silhouetted figures and crowds in blue, red and orange washes, divided by black lines

Ontwerp met vier scènes

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of women in elaborate hats against a field of green dabs, by Édouard Vuillard, 1892.

Four Ladies with Fancy Hats

Edouard Vuillard, 1892

Watercolor and pencil design of a nude woman seen from behind among blue and yellow foliage, with a blank right side.

Program Design for the Théâtre Libre [recto]

Edouard Vuillard, 1890

Watercolor design of a classical palace facade with columns, balustrades, staircases and a checkered courtyard in an oval fra

Ontwerp voor het deksel van een snuifdoos

Heinrich Taddel, 1750

Pastel drawing of a young woman in an orange dress seated on a chair, looking toward a window.

Cornelia Aletta van Hulst zittend op de rug gezien

Christiaan Andriessen, 1800