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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Drawing of a nude reclining man on rocks with two draped figures reaching toward him, white highlights on tan paper.

The Drunkenness of Noah, Genesis 9:21-23

Daniel Seiter, 17th-early 18th century

Pencil sketch of two mounted riders on rearing horses with a standing figure at the right, on a pale sheet.

Skizzenblatt mit Reitern (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Pencil sketchbook page with a reclining female nude overlaid on a cubist grid of rectangles and arcs.

Female Nude in Cubist Grid

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Small pencil sketch of a standing man and a kneeling figure beside a small object, on a yellow sheet with a colour card below

Skizzenblatt mit Scherzzeichnung (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Small cubist-style study of overlapping grey, brown and pink rectangles with faint pencil fish outlines on a sketchbook page.

Composition with Female Figure

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Pen and watercolor sketch of a rocky headland with windswept cypress trees and surf, labeled Point Lobos.

Point Lobos, California

Samuel Colman, probably 1886

Skizzenblatt mit Selbstporträt und Gesellschaft bei einer Kahnfahrt

Joseph Heicke, 1836

Pen and wash drawing of costumed figures dancing in a village square beside an inn, with a guitarist seated at right.

Dance in a Village Square

Luis Paret y Alcázar, c. 1770/1775

Brown ink wash drawing of a standing woman in a long skirt holding a small child in her arms.

Staand persoon met kind op de arm

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Red chalk and grey graphite sketch of standing figures and drapery on a pale sheet, with empty space below.

Vrouw met kind op de arm

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Ink and grey wash study of a man carrying a wicker basket on his back with a pole over his shoulder.

Studies van een man met een mand op de rug

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch sheet of street types with a horse carriage, omnibus, cow and pedestrians, signed Franz Alt.

Skizzenblatt mit Straßentypen und Wagen

Franz Alt, 1850

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing hills, rough buildings and scrolled ornament at the right edge.

Sketch - Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925

Grey wash drawing of a couple dancing in a palace hall, with seated women and a child at left and onlookers at right.

Dance in a Palace

Luis Paret y Alcázar, c. 1770/1775

Red chalk sketch of a seated man pouring a drink into a glass at a table, with a chair drawn beside him.

Zittende man schenkt glas in

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pen and grey wash sketch of a seated woman with chickens and a rooster in a yard, with trees and a cart in the background.

Zittende boerenvrouw met kind en kippen voor het huis

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a standing man leaning toward a seated man at a tavern table with a jug.

Zittende en staande man in een herberg

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Vrouwenkop met muts, in profiel

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of two seated men by a hearth, one in a hat, with rising smoke from a pipe.

Twee mannen, zittend bij een schouw

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a seated man leaning on a chair back, drawn in loose strokes within a thin ruled border.

Mansfiguur op stoel

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pen and pencil sketch sheet with several nude female figure studies in different poses, dated 1845.

Skizzenblatt mit verschiedenen Akt- und Gruppenstudien

Hans Gasser, 1845

Pen and wash drawing of a bound woman on a platform before a domed building, with mounted soldiers and a crowd in the street.

Olindo and Sophronia Saved by Clorinda

Jean-Pierre Norblin

Red chalk sketch on cream paper showing fragmentary outlines of female heads in bonnets and an arm.

Twee schetsen van hoofden van boerinnen met kapjes

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a small walking male figure with hatched shading, cropped at the top, on pale paper.

Lopend mansfiguurtje

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Hoofd van boerin met kapje

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Red and grey chalk sketch of a child leading a goat on a rope across a pale sheet of paper.

Kind met een geit aan een touw

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of four figures in period dress, including a top-hatted man, a helmeted soldier and two women, on pale paper.

Skizzenblatt mit vier Figurenstudien (Volksszenen)

Jakob Alt, 1830

Oil study of two pigs in a dim barn, one rooting near a wooden trough and one lying on straw.

Study of Pigs

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, c. 1855

Watercolor of a woman reclining on a divan with a hookah while a servant in a red fez stands beside her.

Oriental Woman with a Waterpipe

Master VCD, probably 1845

Pencil sketch of a park fountain with sculpted figures, domed buildings behind, and a seated woman on a bench.

Skizzenblatt Stadtpark und Franz Josefskaserne

Franz Alt, 1890

Pencil sketch of a standing pregnant woman with handwritten German notes and a colour checker along the left edge.

Skizzenblatt zum Zyklus "Die Schwangere"

Karl Wiener, 1935

Pencil sketchbook page with two stacked studies of furniture and architectural interior forms, shaded in graphite.

Sketchbook

Ragnhild Keyser, 1925