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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Red chalk study of a winged genius with laurel wreath and branches, drawn on aged paper.

Studie: geflügelter Genius mit Lorbereerkränzen am Kopf und in den Händen

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Grey chalk drawing of a reclining prophet and flying putti seen from below, with diagonal perspective guide lines.

Ceiling Studies of a Prophet and a Putto Seen from Below

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1602

Red chalk study of hands gripping a container and a twisted rope, with a handwritten signature in the corner.

Studie: Hände, eine Dose bzw. ein Seil haltend

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of three draped women standing in a row, one holding a covered cup and another a jar.

The Three Marys

Johann Willinges, 1590

Watercolor of a horse-drawn carriage on a tree-lined road overlooking a valley with grazing cattle and distant hills.

Sketchbook of a Journey to the Château d'Eu

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1811

Studie: Kopf eines bärtigen Mannes, Rückseite: Kopf

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Pencil study of a man's head turned left, gazing upward, with wavy hair and loose collar, on cream paper.

Studie: Kopf eines Mannes, nach links gedreht

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Brown ink and wash drawing of several gondolas with gondoliers poling across water.

Gondolas

Attributed to Francesco Guardi

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with a laurel wreath holding a leafy branch, draped in flowing cloth.

Studie: sitzende Frau mit Lorbeerkranz

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Brown wash drawing of a nude man holding a torch and a flaming orb, with a dog, tree, and small crowd behind him.

Ignis

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1586

Red chalk study of a seated woman in draped cloth holding cords, with an extended arm and folded fabric.

Studie: sitzende Frau mit Schnüren in der Hand

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing nude figure with draped cloth, beside a cat, a pig, and a pedestal.

Allegorical Figure with a Cat and a Pig

Jacopo di Giovanni di Francesco, c. 1530

Pencil drawing of a medieval church with a tall spire and stone walls, framed by trees and an open field.

The Aller Church in Sønderjyllands Amt (Denmark), seen from the North

Johan Christian Dahl, late 18th-19th century

Graphite study of two bearded men in draped robes, one standing in front of a stone ledge, the other partly hidden behind him

Studie: Zwei Männer

Jakob A. Schell, 1827

Watercolor of a rainy cobbled courtyard seen through an archway, with a covered cart, horses, geese and townspeople.

View into the Courtyard of an Inn at Colmar

Eduard Gaertner, 1821-77

Pencil and wash study of gnarled oak trees and undergrowth in a forest, with a path through the center.

Studien aus dem Laxenburgerpark

Josef Kriehuber, 1874

Pencil and watercolor study of a woman's profiles with clasped hands and an arm, on yellowed paper with a color scale at righ

Studien der Schwester des Künstlers, Gertrude Schiele

vermutlich: Egon Schiele, 1909

Sheet of pale sketches showing several studies of older men's heads in different poses, with small ear studies at the left ed

Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso)

Gerard David, ca. 1498

Pencil sketches of a leaping figure with raised arms, a head study, and a larger hatched study on cream paper.

Studien eines laufenden weiblichen Aktes mit erhobenen Armen

Josef Engelhart, 1896

Pencil sketch on brown paper of a seated figure seen from behind, with multiple overlapping contour studies of the body.

Studien eines Rückenaktes

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Watercolor of a mountain with a cross-shaped snow pattern above a misty valley, with a waterfall and pines in the foreground.

Mountain of the Holy Cross

Thomas Moran, 1890

Two pale-washed pencil floor plans on paper showing octagonal rooms, a library, drawing room, kitchen and porch.

A. J. Davis, Scrapbook III: Hut Cottages, Villas and Dwelling Houses, in Town and Country

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1825-38

Pencil figure studies on brown paper showing a seated male nude's back and limbs, with a signature at lower left.

Studien eines sitzenden männlichen Akts

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Pen sketch sheet with reclining and standing female figures in architectural frames, with a scale ruler and colour card below

Studien für eine Wandverkleidung (?)

Josef Engelhart, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a woman holding and tending small children in several poses.

Studien für Waldmüllerdenkmal: Frau und Kind

Josef Engelhart, 1913

Pencil sketch of women standing in shallow water with a bent figure and bucket in a second study on the right.

Studien im Wasser stehender Frauen (Rückseite: Kühe, im Wasser stehend)

Josef Engelhart, 1894

Watercolor and pencil study sheet of roosters, hens and ducks in various poses on cream paper.

Studien von Enten und Hühnern

Josef Engelhart, 1894

Pencil sketch study sheet of several cows in standing, lying and turning poses, with a colour scale ruler at right.

Studien von Kühen

Josef Engelhart, 1894

Pencil sketch of two seated shoe shiners in caps working on boots atop wooden boxes, dated 1909.

Studien von Stiefelputzern in Patras

Josef Engelhart, 1909

Brown wash drawing of an elderly man embracing a kneeling younger man with a staff in a rocky landscape.

Return of the Prodigal Son

Unknown artist, c. 1720

Pencil sketches on squared paper showing seated women with wine glasses, a standing figure, and a small architectural composi

Studien zu Bildkompositionen (beidseitig)

Josef Engelhart, 1891

Pencil study of two nude male statues labeled Baumeister and Bildhauer by Anton Brenek, on yellowed paper.

Studien zu den Figuren Baumeister und Bildhauer von Anton Brenek (für das neue Wiener Rathaus)

Anton Brenek, 1878