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Drawings & Sketches

76,141 works

Graphite drawing on gray paper of a standing nude woman gathering drapery at her waist, head turned to the right.

Nude Woman

Alphonse Legros, c. 1853-1911

Brown ink wash drawing of a seated nude man, head bowed, arms wrapped around his raised knee, dated 1912.

Male Nude

August Macke, 1912

Charcoal portrait of a smiling woman in a frilled lace bonnet and lace collar, drawn within a tan oval.

Portrait of a Lady

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1767-1855

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Trinity with seated figures in red and yellow robes, a dove, and cherubs among clouds.

Holy Trinity

Theodor van Thulden, c. 1647

Charcoal drawing of a dense forest with a large knotted tree trunk at center and receding bare trees behind it.

Trees

Leopold Bode, 1846-1906

Grey wash drawing of kneeling Christ with an angel holding a chalice above while three disciples sleep in the foreground.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Head of a Young Man in Profile with a Book

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1730/40s

Grey-green drawing of Saint Catherine bound before a column while two executioners in draped robes stand beside her.

Flagellation of Saint Catherine

Bernardino Lanino, 1550/55

Karl Eduard von Liphart

Franz von Lenbach, c. 1875

Study for a painted frieze with a sailboat landscape, trees, a seated woman in red, and eagles with blue ribbons.

Study for a Painted Frieze

Flaminio Allegrini, 1625/27

Pen and wash drawing of Diana of Ephesus on a pedestal surrounded by lion, stag, eagle and dog, with two figures.

Diana of Ephesus as Allegory of Nature

Joseph Werner, c. 1680

Winged Cupid, blindfolded, draws a bow while draped women and a kneeling figure surround him in a gilded grassy landscape.

Cupid's Hunting Fields

Edward Burne-Jones, 1885

Charcoal drawing of a seated boy in a dark jacket reading an open book, looking upward beside a framed picture on the wall.

Boy Reading

François Bonvin, c. 1861

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through clouds surrounded by angels and putti, by Carlo Innocenzo Carlone.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Carlo Carlone, c. 1754

Two pencil figure studies side by side: a standing nude man with an extended arm, and a seated male figure with bent legs.

Nude Man with Raised Arms (recto) Seated Man (verso)

Egon Schiele, 1911

Watercolor of a horseback falconer in yellow robes raising a falcon against a blue sky over hills.

The Falconer

Eugène Fromentin, c. 1864

Watercolor of a Venetian canal with a crowded arched bridge, gondolas on the water, and tall pastel buildings under a blue sk

A Bridge in Venice

Maurice Prendergast, 1899

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing ship with small boats on calm water, smoke from a salute at left, and a distant shoreline.

Yacht Receiving Salute

Willem van de Velde, c. 1700

Brown wash drawing of a nun in a habit descending stone steps beside an iron railing under an awning.

Nun

Auguste Xavier Le Prince, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with head resting on her raised arm, drawn in simple outlines on cream paper.

Reclining Female Nude

Amedeo Modigliani, 1914

Pencil sketch of a seated young girl with a bob haircut and bow, turning toward the viewer, with a hat on the floor.

Anne

George Bellows, 1920

Narrow sketch strip with ink and wash figures: a seated woman, a standing man, a bust, and bearded profiles.

Sketches of Various Figures (verso)

Honoré Daumier, 1850-75

Rococo drawing of a blank heart-shaped cartouche surrounded by scrollwork, flowers, ribbons and four winged putti in grey was

Cartouche with Putti

Franz Xaver Habermann

Red chalk drawing of shepherds and shepherdesses with sheep and a cow in a grassy landscape beneath trees.

Shepherds and Shepherdesses

Conrad Martin Metz, 1789

Head of a Young Man in a Cap

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, first half 18th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man and woman in an interior with classical statues in niches and columns.

Scene picture

Peter Cramer, 1726-1782

Circular drawing of a sea god in a chariot drawn by horses, surrounded by an ornate scrolled border with small figures.

Design for a Standing Dish

Adam van Vianen, c. 1625-45

Brown wash drawing of armored soldiers beside a trophy of shields and armor, with fallen figures on the ground.

Victorious Soldiers with Trophy

Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1550s

Charcoal sketch of two dogs standing side by side on tan paper, one with open mouth and one with head lowered.

Two Dogs

George Bellows, c. 1900-1923

Brown wash drawing of a dying figure on a bed attended by kneeling and standing mourners beneath a draped canopy.

Extreme Unction (recto)

Nicolas Poussin, 1643-44

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a dark coat reclining on cushions and smoking a pipe.

Man Smoking

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin crowned by Christ among angels and clouds, with a distant landscape and sailboat below.

The Coronation of the Virgin and The Flight into Egypt

Jan de Bisschop, 1648/71