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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown wash drawing of Venus on clouds with cherubs, as the Graces crown a kneeling woman with flowers beneath a tree.

Venus and the Graces Crowning Thémire

Jean François Pierre Peyron, 1795

Grey wash drawing of the Madonna and Child crowned and haloed, surrounded by saints, angels and cherubs in clouds.

Madonna and Child Surrounded by Female Saints

Joseph Heintz the Younger, 1600-1678

Watercolor of a lone fisherman in a rowboat on a dark lake at dusk, with trees along the shore and warm light at left.

The Rise

Winslow Homer, 1900

Watercolor of two white buildings reflected in a calm inlet beneath a cloudy sky, with a tree and path in the foreground.

Salt Kettle, Bermuda

Winslow Homer, 1899

Grey wash drawing of a robed female allegorical figure holding a book and crucifix before a landscape with a castle.

Allegory of Faith

Hans Friedrich Schorer, 1620-49

Watercolor of a woman in a headwrap and shawl leaning against a palm tree among tropical plants and red flowers.

Under a Palm Tree

Winslow Homer, 1886

Watercolor of a woman with a hay rake walking through a sunlit orchard field beside leafy trees.

Girl with Hay Rake

Winslow Homer, 1878

Pencil sketch of an unfinished face with loose hair and eyes on cream paper, by Cor van Teeseling.

Onvoltooid zelfportret: B-1-1, 9 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil drawing of a man's head and shoulders with tousled hair and a scarf, signed Cor van Teeseling, dated 1942.

Zelfportret met sjaal: B-1-1, 10 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Faint pencil sketch of a man's frontal face with unfinished shoulders and hair on a cream sheet.

Onvoltooid zelfportret en face: B-1-1, 10 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil sketch on gray paper of a man in a cap and collared jacket, head turned, looking toward the viewer.

Zelfportret: B-1-1, 11 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil drawing of a man with swept-back hair, gazing downward, wearing a jacket and open collar.

Zelfportret: B-1-1, 12 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Pencil portrait drawing of a face seen straight on, with stylized wavy hair and a open collar.

Zelfportret en face: B-1-1, 12 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Red chalk drawing of a man with swept-back hair and a high collar, looking straight at the viewer.

Zelfportret: B-1-1, 13 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Unfinished red chalk drawing of a man's head and shoulders with loose strokes for hair, eyes and collar.

Onvoltooid zelfportret: B-1-1, 13 februari

Cor van Teeseling, 1942

Brown wash drawing of a church scene with robed mourners, a man in a wide hat, and two angels above.

The Death of the Blessed Buonagiunta Manetti

Bernardino Poccetti, 1612

Pastel drawing of children resting on a grassy hillside with wildflowers, with distant figures and buildings in a soft landsc

Three Children in a Landscape

Charles-Emmanuel Serret, 1840-1900

Oil study of a young man's head turned downward, with curly hair, red drapery and yellow garment on warm ground.

The Head of Saint John the Evangelist

Federico Barocci, 1580

Red and black chalk studies of an arm, hand, leg and foot on blue-grey paper.

Studies for a Servant in "The Last Supper"

Federico Barocci, 1590

Black and white chalk drawing of two nude male figures, one seated and one standing, on blue-grey paper.

Two Nude Youths [recto]

Federico Barocci, 1565

Pencil portrait of a man with a moustache wearing a fedora, collared shirt and tie, signed Henriët 1934.

Portret van een onbekende man met een hoed

Henk Henriët, 1934

Pencil drawing of men, women and children gathered in a rural yard with a white horse, a dog and a farmhouse.

Mannen, vrouwen en kinderen voor een boerderij

Henk Henriët, 1932

Pencil drawing of a building under construction, scaffolded, with two workers, wheelbarrows and a shed on a site.

Gebouw in aanbouw met twee figuren op bouwplaats

Henk Henriët, 1913

Pencil portrait of a boy with short dark hair and a black cat lying across his crossed arms.

Jongen met een kat in zijn armen

Henk Henriët, 1913

Portret van een onbekende vrouw

Henk Henriët, 1926

Pencil drawing of a man with slicked-back hair and mustache, wearing a jacket and scarf, looking directly at the viewer.

Zelfportret

Henk Henriët, 1913

Charcoal portrait of a man with swept-back hair and open collar, looking at the viewer, signed Henriët 1935.

Portret van een onbekende man

Henk Henriët, 1935

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude man, a seated bearded old man gesturing upward, and sketched heads.

Figure Studies

Federico Barocci

Head of a Woman

Federico Barocci, 1584

Watercolor design of a classical column with a Corinthian capital and ornate gold scrollwork filling the shaft.

Design for an Ornamental Colonette

Gertrude M. Clarke, 1900

Pen drawing of a bookplate with a seated woman reading, an owl on stacked books, a bookshelf and the word Library.

Exlibris-Entwurf für Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916), Schriftstellerin

Julie Gräfin Hoyos, 1860

Charcoal and chalk study on grey paper of a figure seen from behind with sketched secondary figures, a preparatory drawing.

The Descent from the Cross

Federico Barocci, 1568