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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Grey wash drawing of an illusionistic ceiling with receding columns, coffered vaults, and a central painted oval of clouds an

A Grand Illusionistic Ceiling

Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, 1720/1740

Graphite sketches of figures on squared paper, with standing nudes and an embracing pair in loose outline.

Skizzen: zwei figurale Bildentwürfe

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Loose graphite sketch of two crouching male figures in a group pose on cream paper, with a colour card at right.

Skizzen: Zwei kauernde Personen - Männergruppe

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1914

Pencil sketch sheet with a standing nude, a reclining male figure, draped figures and ivy leaves on tan paper.

Skizzenblatt

Hans Makart, 1870

Dark triptych drawing of a nocturnal landscape with a crowd of faces, a horse-drawn cart, and a kneeling hooded figure.

The Maiden of the Grave

Kristjan Raud, 1919

Pencil sketch sheet by Josef Engelhart showing several figures in period dress, with handwritten lettering and a reclining fi

Skizzenblatt "Wiener Typen"

Josef Engelhart, 1880

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and striped cravat, on a gray mat.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

Pencil drawing of a classical bearded head with curly hair, an academic study after a marble bust dated 1871.

Academic study after a sculpture: bust of Zeus of Otricoli

Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale, 1871

Pencil sketch sheet with a watercolored apartment facade, a bridge and a monument drawn in fine lines.

Skizzenblatt mit Aspernbrücke, Asperndenkmal und Miethausfassade am Aspernplatz

Otto Wagner, 1897

Pencil sketches of palm trees beside houses with pitched roofs and chimneys on an aged sketchbook page.

House with Palm Trees

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Purple ink sketch of a curved bathtub on cream paper, with pencil panel studies and handwritten figures beside it.

Skizzenblatt mit Badewanne

Otto Wagner, 1870

Pencil and watercolor sketchbook page with cubist geometric constructions and handwritten notes in Scandinavian script.

Cubist composition with figure

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Pencil sketchbook page with a standing figure study and three geometric abstract compositions in rectangular panels.

From Figurative to Non-figurative Composition - Phase Study

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Small pencil sketch of a man in a long coat and hat beside a soldier in a plumed shako and a smaller figure.

Skizzenblatt mit drei Figurenstudien (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Pencil sketchbook page with geometric cubist compositions of circles, rectangles and diagonal lines, with handwritten notes.

Cubist Compositions

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Small pencil sketch of three male figures in period dress with two cups between them, on a yellowed sheet above a colour guid

Skizzenblatt mit drei männlichen Figuren (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Sketchbook page with pencil geometric outlines, small paint swatches, and a painted abstract cubist composition in yellow, gr

Cubist Composition

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Double page of Persian calligraphy framed by a blue border with gold-painted animals, dragons, a phoenix and trees.

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Pencil sketch sheet with a cabinet elevation, paneled doors, moulding profiles and dimension notes.

Skizzenblatt mit Entwurf zu einem Prunkschrank

Otto Wagner, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with bowed head and folded arms, beside handwritten French notes on a sketchbook page.

Seated Woman

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Pencil sketch of a family strolling: a woman in a bonnet and long skirt, a man in a tall hat and coat, and two children.

Skizzenblatt mit Familienspaziergang (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Pencil sketchbook page with three studies of a geometric cubist composition of rectangles, arches and circles.

Cubist Composition - Phase Studies

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Pencil sketch sheet with a horse and cart, a standing man, a seated figure in a tall hat, and several head studies.

Skizzenblatt mit Figuren und Fuhrwerk

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Small pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet and a man in a top hat talking beside a round table.

Skizzenblatt mit Figurenstudien (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Brown wash drawing of a dark craggy valley landscape with pale misty sky and light highlights on rocks.

Valley Landscape

Pencil sketch sheet with a standing male nude, a green-tinted potted tree, floral design panels, and architectural constructi

Skizzenblatt mit Jünglingsfigur und Entwurf zur dekorativen Aufstellung von Topfgewächsen, eventuell in Zusammenhang…

Otto Wagner, 1900

Chalk sketch of two figures on a country road beside a cottage and tall trees under a hillside.

Two Figures on a Country Road

Pencil sketch of the Kärntnertortheater facade above and an arched city gate with lamps and stalls below.

Skizzenblatt mit Kärntnertortheater und (darunter) Kärntnertor von der Stadtseite

Rudolf von Alt, 1861

Pencil sketch sheet with lamp and chandelier designs, garland drapery, and architectural ground plans with handwritten notes.

Skizzenblatt mit Lampenentwurf, Währinger Kirche (Grundrissvergleich Karlskirche, Währinger Kirche, Altlerchenfelder…

Otto Wagner, 1898

Pen and brown wash sketch sheet with mountain landscapes, a village church, figures under a tree and crowd scenes.

Skizzenblatt mit Landschaften und Dorfszenen

Jakob Gauermann, 1820

Pencil sketch of a woman with closed eyes and one arm raised behind her head, drawn on a cream sketchbook page.

Female Nude

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Small pencil sketch of a standing woman in traditional dress and bonnet, shown beside a colour reference chart.

Skizzenblatt mit Mädchen (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830