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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central quatrefoil medallion, diagonal lettered ribbons and green and rust fo

Design for a Coffered and Painted Ceiling in Rust and Olive Green, with a Quatrefoil Motif

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil architectural drawing of a shooting house elevation with central tower, arched windows, and perspective views.

Entwurf eines Schützenhauses für die k. k. Reichshaupt- und Residenzstadt Wien (Projekt), verschiedene Ansichten

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1862

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing ships in a harbor with wooden pilings and a windmill at the right.

Sailing Ships in Harbor near Windmill

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Watercolor design of a Gothic Revival drawing room with fan vaulted blue ceiling, red curtains, tapestries and a red sofa.

Design for the Decoration of the Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1850

Pen drawing of a wall lantern on a leafy scrolled iron bracket, with a hexagonal glass lantern and pointed roof.

Entwurf eines Wandleuchters mit Blattornamenten

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1850

Watercolor drawing of an ornate interior with a coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, framed paintings and a carved cabinet.

Interior with coffered ceiling and Corinthian order applied to walls

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a dining room wall with red panels, a classical doorway and a painted Pompeian-style ceiling.

Dining Room Elevation in a Simplified Third Pompeian Style

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1870-90

Art Nouveau design sheet with a whiplash-curve frame around a painted view of the Vienna Secession building and its gilded do

Entwurf für das Gebäude der Wiener Secession

Joseph Maria Olbrich, 1897

Watercolor design of an ornate room with a central fireplace, painted wall panels, red drapery, and a coffered ceiling.

Interior: Fireplace wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Head of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pencil sketch of the Vienna Secession building facade with Ver Sacrum inscription, central portal and pink wash details.

Entwurf für das Gebäude der Wiener Secession

Gustav Klimt, 1898

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate palace staircase with columns, arches, statues and balustrades in deep perspective.

An Elaborate Staircase in a Palace

Watercolor elevation of a decorated gallery wall with a central arched doorway showing a garden and fountain.

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pencil design on brown paper of Egyptian-style figures in an architectural frame, with a squared transfer grid and numbered m

Entwurf für das Interkolumnienbild "Ägyptische Kunst II" im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien

Gustav Klimt, 1890

Pen and wash drawing of a female dancer in a feathered headdress and flowing theatre costume with arms outstretched.

Female Dancer in a Costume for a Theatre Performance

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1658

Ink and wash drawing of many nude figures tumbling downward in a dense, swirling mass, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1712/1715

Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

Basil Crage, 1890-99

Pencil drawing of a neoclassical building with a central dome and colonnades on a beige sheet, with a colour checker at upper

Entwurf für das Konkurenzprojekt des Reichstagsgebäudes in Berlin

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1882

Brown ink design of a helmeted charioteer driving horses, framed by blank banners and a striped decorative border.

Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society]

Walter Crane, 1880-89

Heads of Two Bishops

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770s-1780s

Sepia architectural perspective of a monumental classical building with columns and statues, with figures and a carriage on a

Entwurf für das Künstlerhaus Rudolfinum in Prag, Perspektive

Victor Luntz, 1874

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus with an ivy wreath and Ceres with grain beside him in a shadowed cave.

Bacchus and Ceres

Jacob de Gheyn II

Pencil drawing of a large gnarled tree with spreading branches above rocks and grass on pale paper.

Study for Three Trees

John Crome, January 12, 1812

Pen and pencil design of an ornate pedestal and decorative urn with lion masks, set in an arched niche.

Entwurf für den Sockel einer chinesischen Vase an der Fassade der Villa Wagner

Otto Wagner, 1886

Brown ink drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with a nymph, cherubs, hunting dogs and a bow.

Echo and Narcissus

Gregorio de' Ferrari

Pen and grey wash drawing of workmen unloading crates and framed paintings at a large arched building entrance in Paris.

Delivery Entrance of Palais des Beaux Arts at the Exposition Universelle of 1855

Eyre Crowe, 1855

Watercolor design sketch of a rustic room with a green tiled stove, painted cabinet, and tall case clock.

Entwurf für die Einrichtung einer Bauernstube im Wohnhaus 1130, Maygasse 37

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1923

Pencil and crayon drawing of a fallen tree trunk across a grassy field, with a line of trees behind it.

Felled Tree, Normandy

Georges Lacombe, 1898

Watercolor design of an art gallery interior with a shopkeeper greeting a couple among paintings and sculptures.

Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery

George Cruikshank, 1873

Pencil and ink design drawing of a monumental classical facade with a winged statue on a pedestal in a square.

Entwurf für die Piazza del Popolo in Rom

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Charcoal drawing on blue paper of sea waves and foam beside the curved edge of a boat hull.

The Sea Off the Edge of a Boat, Brittany

Georges Lacombe, 1894

Watercolor design of two children receiving bread from a winged angel, with flags, shields and a blank text panel below.

Entwurf für die Rechnungszettel der "Zentralstelle der Fürsorge für die Angehörigen der Einberufenen"

Otto Robert Nowak, 1914