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Drawings & Sketches

76,141 works

Watercolor of a riverside city with a stone bridge, church towers, and small boats under a cloudy sky.

View of Orléans from the Loire

Lambert Doomer, c. 1670

Studies of a Young Woman

Adolph Menzel, 1870 or 1879

Study of a Woman

Adolph Menzel, 1888

Study of an Old Woman from Magdeburg

Adolph Menzel, 1891

Graphite drawing of a nude youth standing with arms raised overhead and legs wide apart on tan paper.

Youth with Arms Upraised

Edgar Degas, 1859-60 or 1861-62

Graphite sketch of a nude young man seen from behind, one arm raised in a defensive pose, on pale paper.

Youth in an Attitude of Defense

Edgar Degas, 1859-60

Charcoal drawing of fishing boats pulled up on a beach, one with a tall mast, under a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Étretat

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, August 1865

Charcoal and pastel sketch of a seated ballet dancer in a tutu on pink paper, signed Degas in red.

Study of a Ballet Dancer (recto); Two Studies of Dancers (verso)

Edgar Degas, ca. 1873

Study of a Ballet Dancer seen from the Back

Edgar Degas, 1875 (?)

Manet and his Easel

Jean-Frédéric Bazille, 1868-70 (?)

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a fur stole, one hand raised to her neck, on tan paper.

Study for "Young Girl in a Green Coat"

Berthe Morisot, ca. 1894

Three small colored pencil sketches of two walking geese, a peasant woman beside a cow, and a goose with its head tucked.

Three Sketches-Two Geese Walking; Peasant Woman with a Cow; Goose Hiding its Head

Alfred Sisley, 1895-97

Sketch of a standing man seen from behind, wearing a buttoned coat, breeches and clogs, drawn in black chalk on brown paper.

A Man Standing Seen from the Back

Gérard ter Borch, c. 1630

Watercolor and ink drawing of three men drinking wine at a table in a room with framed pictures, with a dog beside them.

Raising the Wind

Thomas Rowlandson, 1812

Painted view of a sunlit bay with a white coastal town, boats on the water, and three figures on a hillside.

View of Sorrento

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Sketch of mourners lowering a reclining body, drawn in grey graphite on tan paper.

The Lamentation

Gaspar de Crayer, c. 1635

Brown wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a log hut, stone bridge over a stream, and hunters with a dog.

Hilly Landscape with Hut Beside a Stream

Esaias van de Velde, 1627

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly man in a cloak and cap leaning on a walking stick, with white highlights.

Reverie

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bowed figure in a hood, head tilted downward, with loose hatched shading on beige paper.

Head of a Woman

Brown wash drawing of a funeral scene with a reclining body, armored warriors, mourners, and ornate architecture.

The Funeral of Decius Mus

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Pen and wash drawing of a weary, ragged man leaning on a stone wall with bowed head, on brown paper.

C'etais "pour se donner des forces"

Paul Gavarni, c. 1845

Painted view of Naples bay with Mount Vesuvius smoking, a tall palm tree and small figures on a hilltop terrace.

View of Naples from San Martino

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Ink sketch of a standing man in a knit cap and overcoat, hands in pockets, with pink underdrawing on tan paper.

Sketch of a Man

Pen and watercolor drawing of two men in period costume, one seated in a red jacket and one standing in a fur-trimmed coat.

Et pas le Sou pour Souper

Drawing of a ragged bearded man in a dark coat leaning on a staff beside a discarded hat, with a stone wall behind.

English Beggar

Sir Frederick Leighton

Alphonse Legros, 1878

Charcoal sketch of circus performers including a tightrope walker, a leaping dog, a monkey, and standing spectators.

The Circus

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1896

Pencil drawing of a shepherd guiding a flock of sheep across a field past bare trees, with a dog running in front.

Landscape with a Flock of Sheep

Charles Émile Jacque

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a river, stone arch bridge, framing trees, and a distant mountain under clouds.

Landscape with a River and Aqueduct

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, mid-1600s

Watercolor drawing of a barren plain under dark clouds, with a broken tree stump and ruined buildings on the right.

Devastated Land (recto)

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1919

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded man with a raised staff, a wolf beneath a tree, and a distant town on a hill.

Romulus and Remus Found by Faustulus (recto)

Romanino, c. 1535

Drawing of a standing nun in black habit and white wimple beside a wooden staircase, rendered in chalk on grey paper.

The Letter of Admission, Interior of a Convent

François Bonvin, c. 1867