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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Grey wash drawing of King Midas with donkey ears reaching for gold at a candlelit table, watched by onlookers.

King Midas

Leonaert Bramer, 1611-74

Graphite sketch of a mossy, gnarled tree trunk curving upward with bare branches on tan paper, mounted on blue board.

Studie eines mit Moos bewachsenen Baumstammes

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pencil study of a weathered, hollowed dead tree trunk with broken forked limbs on tan paper.

Studie eines morschen ausgehöhlten Baumstammes

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pencil sketch of a seated man seen from behind, wearing a straw boater hat, resting his arm on a wooden chair.

Studie eines sitzenden Mannes (Rückenfigur)

Josef Engelhart, 1909

Pencil study of a seated man in a fur-trimmed cloak and cap, with pointed slippers, on a cream sheet with a color checker.

Studie eines Türken

Josef Engelhart, 1909

Pencil drawing of a woman in a long dress seated beside an ornate iron garden bench with a scrolled canopy and cherub.

Woman seated on iron garden seat with canopy

Ferdinand Kirchgessner, 1854

Pencil and watercolor study of architectural moldings and painted gold and blue friezes with German annotations.

Studie eines venezianischen Architekturprofils mit Friesdetails in Farbe (Reiseaufnahme)

Joseph von Wieser, 1877

Pen and wash drawing of a blank coat of arms flanked by two putti holding a crown, with scrolls and garlands.

Design for a Title Page with a Coat of Arms (blank) and Two Putti Holding a Crown

Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 17th century

Pencil study of a woman's head with lowered eyes and flowing hair on a brown paper sheet.

Studie eines weiblichen Kopfes

Gustav Klimt, 1903

Pen and wash drawing of a pedestal clock with a numbered dial and pendulum, beside a side-view apparatus with a hanging ball.

Designs for a clock, Illustrations for "Saggi di naturali esperienze"

Circle of Giuseppe Cocchini, 1666

Charcoal study of a nude standing male figure holding a tall staff, head bowed, on green-grey paper.

Studie für die Johannesstatue des Stollwerck-Mausoleum

Josef Engelhart, 1926

Pencil sketch of a figure sleeping face-down on the ground among grass tufts, drawn in soft grey tones.

A Boy Sleeping in the Outdoors

Cornelis Saftleven, 17th century

The Prix de Rome Winners of 1817: Léon Cogniet, Achille Michallon and Antoine Garnaud

Léon Cogniet, 1817

Pen and pencil perspective sketch of an oval plaza with stepped edges, figures and surrounding church and palace facades.

Studie für die Platzanlage vor der Karlskirche

Friedrich Ohmann, 1903

Pen and wash drawing of a Roman-order column elevation with Corinthian capital and proportion diagram at the base.

Design for a column in Roman order

Maximilian Hardmuth, 1844-76

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated woman in an armchair, with loose contour lines and an inventory number in the corner.

Studie für ein Damenporträt, in Fauteuil sitzend

Gustav Klimt, 1902

Pencil perspective drawing of a long hotel facade on a city square with flags, pedestrians, a domed church and a column.

Studie für ein Hotel am Karlsplatz, Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1910

Watercolor of a cascading waterfall over rocks in a forest, with trees on both sides and a wooden footbridge in front.

A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf

Christoph Nathe, late 18th-early 19th century

Architectural site plan in ink showing a proposed hotel footprint, streets, tram lines and trees around Karlsplatz in Vienna.

Studie für ein Hotel am Karlsplatz, Situationsplan

Otto Wagner, 1910

Pencil and white chalk drapery studies on blue-grey paper, showing a standing figure in a mantle and folds of cloth.

Drapery Studies (recto); Drapery Studies (verso)

Anselm Feuerbach, 1829-80

Two ink and watercolor floor plans of a large civic building with labeled rooms, courtyards and corridors on a beige sheet.

Studie für ein Rathaus in Hamburg, Grundrisse

Joseph von Wieser, 1868

Colored design drawing of an altarpiece with a column, cherubs, and a figure of St. Sebastian, with a floor plan at right.

Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, 1741

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a reclining man beside a seated figure under a sunset sky, within an ornamental frame.

Studie für eine Wandverkleidung (?)

Josef Engelhart, 1890

Pen and ink study of an ornate altar with a fluted column, rococo scrollwork, cherubs, and a standing figure on a pedestal.

Study for an Altar with a Figure on a Raised Socle at Left; verso: Study for an Altar with a Figure of an Angel or Saint

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, ca. 1720-40

Pencil study on brown paper of a nude male figure standing with both arms raised overhead, with partial hand sketches at left

Studie Männerakt

Egon Schiele, 1907

Ink and wash drawing of a rococo church altar with angels, cherubs, scrolled ornament and draped canopy.

Design for the Transeptal Altars in the Klosterkirche Zwiefalten

Johann Michael Feichtmayr, ca. 1740-50

Pencil sketch of a loaded horse-drawn wagon and cart on a road, with two figures carrying long poles below.

Studie mit Pferdewägen

Josef Engelhart, 1894

Pen and watercolor drawing of snowy ruined castle courtyard with a round tower, arched gateway and bare tree.

Winter View of the Courtyard of a Medieval Castle in Ruins

Karl Julius von Leypold, 1832

Pencil study of a draped woman seen from behind, raising a jug overhead and holding another jug at her side.

Studie Rückenanischt einer Frau, die Krüge trägt (Rückseite: Skizze dazu)

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Brown wash drawing of two laurel-crowned figures riding a clawed monster beside a waterfall and cliffs.

Dante and Virgil on the back of Geryon

Bertel Thorvaldsen, early 19th century

Pencil sketch of three young women by a stream in a wooded area, one seated on a bench and two leaning forward.

Studie von drei jungen Frauen an einem Bach (St. Martin)

Josef Engelhart, 1918

Pencil sketch of two young girls, one seated with folded arms and one leaning over a table drawing.

Studie von zwei Mädchen

Josef Engelhart, 1934