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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil sketch of three walking figures in long robes on tan card, with handwritten numbers and dates in German.

Skizze: Schreitende Frauenfiguren

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1909

Pen and ink drawing: a kneeling figure holds a basin as a standing man releases a red stream into it, labeled Dilectio.

"Do Not Make Water on Clippings from Nails or Hair" [fol. 30 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pencil sketch on squared grid paper showing a standing figure and a seated female nude in loose overlapping lines.

Skizze: stehende Figur und sitzender weiblicher Akt

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Pencil sketch of a seated female nude on squared grid paper, drawn with loose angular outlines.

Skizze: Weiblicher Akt

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, shrubs, grassy banks and distant hills under an open sky.

Farmington, Connecticut

James Renwick Brevoort, 1865

Pencil sketch on graph paper of two reclining nude figures drawn in loose contour lines, with a color scale at the bottom.

Skizze: zwei liegende Akte

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Pencil drawing of large boulders on a rocky shore with calm sea and two distant sailboats under a pale sky.

Gloucester, Massachusetts

James Renwick Brevoort, 1872

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a palace facade, gardens, tree line, buildings and a gateway by Rudolf von Alt.

Skizzen aus Schönbrunn

Rudolf von Alt, 1855

Grey wash drawing of a centaur abducting a struggling woman as an archer aims a bow nearby.

The Rape of Deianira

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1670

Pencil sketches of a decorative frame, swags with tassels, and scrolled ornaments on worn yellowed paper.

Skizzen für einen Rahmen samt Aufhängung und verschiedene Ornamente

Otto Wagner, 1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fortified riverside town with a stone bridge, towers, and figures on the bank.

A Fortified Village along a River

Marco Ricci, 1727

Watercolor botanical study of a purple cockscomb celosia plant with feathery flower heads and green leaves on pale paper.

Study of a Hanekam (Celosia argentea)

Pen drawing of two standing allegorical female statues labeled Stärke and Treue on stone plinths.

Skizzen nach dem Modell der Stärke und der Treue von Heinrich Fuss (für das neue Rathaus), vidiert von Viktor Luntz

Victor Luntz, 1878

Arched drawing of the Virgin's coronation surrounded by angel musicians playing organ, lute and cello, with saints and putti.

The Coronation of the Virgin with Angel Musicians and All Saints

Master J.N., c. 1590

Pencil sketches of two standing statues, labeled Baumeister and Bildhauer, on a cream sheet.

Skizzen nach dem Modell des Baumeisters und Bildhauers von Anton Brenek (für das neue Wiener Rathaus), vidiert von Vi…

Victor Luntz, 1878

Pen and wash drawing of a nude Christ with a banner among angels, Moses with tablets, and figures in a landscape with a city.

The Way of Salvation

Georg Pecham, c. 1595

Pencil architectural sketches of a building facade with windows, an arched doorway, a staircase study and small plans on crea

Skizzen zu einer Fassade und zu einem Stiegenaufgang

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1860

Watercolor of a woman in a headscarf standing in a farmyard with chickens, milk cans, and a farmhouse porch behind her.

A Sick Chicken

Winslow Homer, 1874

Pencil design sketches of an ornate piano bench with lyre-shaped legs, scrolled supports and handwritten measurements.

Skizzen zu einer Klavierbank (?)

Carl von Hasenauer, 1860

Watercolor of a boy seated on a tree branch and a girl in gray reaching up toward him beside a rail fence.

On the Fence

Winslow Homer, 1878

Pencil sketches on squared paper showing a reclining figure and a group of figures, including a mother and children.

Skizzen zu Mutter mit zwei Kindern

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Watercolor of a woman and child holding hands on a wooden stile beside a fence, with leafy branches overhead.

On the Stile

Winslow Homer, 1878

Pencil sketch sheet with figure studies of men in an interior, including a reclining man and a crouched sleeping figure.

Skizzen zu Nestroys Lumpacivagabundus (verso: Landschaftsskizze)

Friedrich August Matthias Gauermann, 1833

Painted landscape of a sunlit pasture with a large tree, resting sheep in the foreground, and grazing flocks on rolling hills

Warm Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1878

Pencil and ink studies of five ornate goblets with a curved inscription above and loose watercolor patches at upper right.

Skizzen zu verschiedenen Kelchen und dem Schriftzug "An den poetischen Mädchenklub / Des Versprechens sind wir ledig"

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1876

Watercolor of a woman in a brown dress seated on a grassy hill beside a red farmhouse and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Green Hill

Winslow Homer, 1878

Pencil sketch sheet on grid paper with several loose outline studies of kneeling and seated human figures.

Skizzen: Kniender und diverse Figuren

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Watercolor of a white thatched hut with children in its doorway, a palm tree, banana plants and a rooster in sandy ground.

Native hut at Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1885

Pencil sketches on squared paper showing a gabled house, seated figures, a table with objects, and chairs.

Skizzen: Krumauer Häuser

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1911

Watercolor of a woman in a polka-dot dress gathering eggs in a barn beside barrels, with a rooster on the straw floor.

Fresh Eggs

Winslow Homer, 1874

Pencil sketch on squared paper of gabled houses on a hillside with clouds above and small figure studies below.

Skizzen: Vorstadthäuser in Landschaft

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1911

Pencil sketch on squared paper with two compositions: a blue-tinged hilly landscape above and standing figures under a sun be

Skizzen: zwei Bildentwürfe

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1910