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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil sketch on tan paper of soldiers in trenches with shell bursts and smoke in the distance.

A Shell in the Trenches before Richmond [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862

Pencil line sketch of a standing woman in draped clothing on tan paper.

Studie zu einer stehenden Frauenfigur in drapiertem Gewand

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with puffed sleeves, head tilted back, on stained tan paper.

Studie zu einer stehenden Sängerin

Gustav Klimt, 1894

Pencil sketch of three soldiers with rifles advancing past a fallen tree across a torn battlefield with fence lines.

Advance of the Skirmish Line

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a knit cap and jacket, with loose blue wash branches across the upper sheet.

Studie zu einer volkstümlichen Männerfigur

Josef Engelhart, 1890

Pencil sketch of soldiers in hats along the bottom, with a field of tents, trenches, and pine trees behind them.

Line-ups and Trenches [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1864

Pencil sketch of a man in a suit standing between two children, with a small dog in the lower right corner.

Studie zu Gruppenbildnis

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pencil sketch of figures seated and standing beside a tree in a rural scene, with a color checker bar above.

Studie zu ländlicher Szene

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Red chalk drawing of figures playing lute and resting in a garden with domed buildings, flower pots and a fountain.

May (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Sepia drawing of an Italian landscape with a watermill, a man carrying a sack, pines, and a distant sea.

Italian Landscape with a Watermill

Hélène Boutourlin, 1834

Graphite study of a reclining nude male figure resting on a stone ledge, one arm raised, with faint architectural lines behin

Studie zu liegendem männlichen Akt

Johann Scheffer von Leonhardshoff, 1814

Pen and wash drawing of a carriage with elegant passengers arriving at a hunt through a forest, with mounted riders and dogs.

The Arrival of the Princely Carriage at the Starting Point of the Hunt

Johann Elias Ridinger, ca. 1756

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Euphrosyne reclining in a habit with a chain, flanked by two hooded men and a cross.

Saint Euphrosyne

Attributed to Melchior Steidl after Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1695

Pencil and white chalk study on brown paper of a bearded man in historical costume holding a staff.

Studie zu männlichem Porträt in historischem Kostüm

Hans Canon, 1852

Ink drawing of a kneeling man beside a bicycle and a standing man in knickerbockers and cap, signed Th. Zasche.

Studie zu Radfahrsport

Theo Zasche, 1900

Studie zu zwei Bauern

Josef Kriehuber, 1876

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two embracing figures above studies of children's heads and hair.

Studie zu zwei ringenden Akten; zwei Kinderstudien

Gustav Klimt, 1901

Pencil and coloured pencil study of a standing woman in a patterned red dress, by Egon Schiele, 1909.

Studie zum "Bildnis Gerti Schiele"

Egon Schiele, 1909

Watercolor of a rocky mountain gorge with pine trees, a stream over boulders, and a seated figure on a path.

Studie zum Atlitzgraben

Thomas Ender, 1838

Colored architectural elevation of a symmetrical palace facade with a central arch topped by a sculpted chariot group, by Ott

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Neubau an der Stelle der Hofstallungen, Aufriss

Otto Wagner, 1898

Architectural floor plan in blue and red ink showing curved museum wings, apartments and a bridge, titled Studie zum Ausbau d

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Neubau an Stelle der Hofstallungen, Erster Stock, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1898

Architectural floor plan by Otto Wagner showing proposed Hofburg extension with museum wings, apartments and bridges in blue

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Neubau an Stelle der Hofstallungen, Zweiter Stock, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1898

Architectural ground-floor plan of the Hofburg expansion in Vienna, with red-outlined new buildings, a central legend and sca

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Neubau anstelle der Hofstallungen, Parterre, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1898

Pencil sketch of an ornate domed building with a spire and arched entrance, mounted beside a colour checker.

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Skizze zum Thronsaaltrakt

Otto Wagner, 1896

Pen and ink design for a neoclassical ceiling with central medallion, scrolls, garlands and rosettes, with light colour washe

Design for Ceiling of Ladies' Dressing Room at the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London

James Wyatt, ca. 1770

Pencil drawing of a veiled woman praying beside a shepherdess tending sheep, with a hilltop castle behind.

The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel

Josef von Führich, c. 1829

Pencil sketch of a domed palace facade above a layout of empty labeled panels for presenting drawings.

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Skizze zur Präsentation der Projektzeichnungen / verso: Skizze zur Präsentation mehrer…

Otto Wagner, 1896

Ink and watercolor design for a neoclassical ceiling with central medallion, garlands, rosettes and pastel washes.

Design for the Ceiling of a Bedchamber at Goodwood House, Sussex

James Wyatt, ca. 1800

Colored architectural study of Hofburg palace elevations and sections, with domed throne hall, triumphal arch and bridge, by

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Thronsaaltrakt und Verbindungsbrücken, Aufriss und Schnitte

Otto Wagner, 1898

Saint James Major

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1738/1742

Pen drawing of a circular ceiling design with radiating fans, garland swags, and a central medallion, set on a grey album pag

Design for the Ceiling of the Supper Room at Curraghmore, County Waterford, Ireland

James Wyatt, ca. 1786-87

Pencil elevation drawing of a domed classical palace facade with a central arched entrance on a tan sheet.

Studie zum Ausbau der Hofburg, Thronsaaltrakt, Aufriss

Otto Wagner, 1896