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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Red chalk portrait study of a man with a wide-brimmed hat and curly hair, with Dutch inscription above.

Portretstudie van Jan Fabius

Moses ter Borch, 1657

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a house among trees, a leaning bare tree, and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landschap met huis tussen bomen

Moses ter Borch, 1656

Grey-toned drawing of a standing woman in classical draped robes, with white highlights on the fabric folds.

Staande vrouw in jurk uit de antieke oudheid

Moses ter Borch, 1656

Charcoal and white chalk study on grey paper of several nude women bending forward, one large figure seen from behind.

Studienblatt: Stehender weiblicher Akt mit Krug

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1912

Ink and wash design drawing for a square ornamented tile with a central radiating motif, zigzag border and blue corner rosett

Design for Ornamented Tile

Stuttgart Carl Faber, 19th century

Pencil study sheet with several sketches of a dog lying down and resting, signed and dated 1908 in the lower right.

Studienblatt: Verschiedene Darstellungen eines Hundes

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1908

Pencil study of a bent-forward nude male figure on toned paper, signed in the lower right corner.

Studienblatt: Vorgebeugter männlicher Akt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Watercolor of a spotted grey butterfly beside a brown-spotted sea shell casting a shadow on a pale background.

An Arrowhead Blue Butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet Sea Shell

Balthasar van der Ast, 17th century

Graphite study of a bent-over male nude seen from behind, drawn on tan paper, with a handwritten signature and date.

Studienblatt: Vorgebeugter männlicher Rückenakt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Pencil and ink sketch of a child leaning on a table, hand at mouth, looking down at an open book.

Portrait of Eline Marie Heger as a Child, Leaning on a Table, Looking at a Book

Johan Christian Dahl, 1818

Grey paper with faint pencil studies of female figures, a standing body, and loose sketches of heads and hair.

Studienblatt: Weibliche Akte

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Portrait of Juliane Sophie Heger as a Child, leaning on a Table

Johan Christian Dahl, ca. 1820 (?)

Graphite study of a seated female nude with arms around her knees, plus sketches of a foot, on tan paper mounted on cardboard

Studienblatt: Weibliche Aktstudie

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Colored crayon study of a female nude seen from behind, bent forward with long hair falling across the page.

Studienblatt: Weiblicher Rückenakt

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1916

Ground floor plan of Charlton House, Wiltshire, showing rooms, a central court, hall, gallery and staircases in ink.

Ground Floor Plan, Charlton House, Wiltshire

the younger Matthew Brettingham, before 1772

Graphite figure study of two intertwined male nudes on tan paper, one bearded figure seated upper right.

Studienblatt: Zwei männliche Akte

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1906

Pencil and wash architectural elevation of a chimney-piece with cornice, pilasters and dimension notes on aged paper.

Drawings for a Chimney-piece for 25 Harley Street, Westminster, London

Sir William Chambers, 1740-96

Graphite study sheet of two male nude figures, one seen from the front and one from behind, signed A. Peschka 07.

Studienblatt: Zwei männliche Akte

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1907

Pencil study of two standing nude women, one facing forward with an arm around the other seen from behind, dated 1906.

Studienblatt: Zwei stehende weibliche Akte

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1906

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical chimney-piece with columns, a relief medallion, and a side view.

Designs for a Chimney-piece for Richard Barwell's Drawing Room at Esher, Surrey

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1760s

Charcoal study of an elderly bald man's head and shoulders in a draped garment, signed A. Peschka, on cream paper.

Studienkopf eines älteren Mannes

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1906

Studienkopf eines älteren Mannes im Profil n.l

Peter Fendi, 1812

Perspective drawing of a small grand piano with geometric ornament in a room with striped wallpaper and a patterned rug.

Stutzflügel (Mignonflügel), Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1905

Pencil drawing of a stone retaining wall with an arched niche and potted plants, with plan and section views and handwritten

Stützmauer im Park der Villa Wagner

Otto Wagner, 1895

Pencil sketch of Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral beside a townhouse, with a shop and a horse-drawn carriage on the street.

Südseite des Stephansdoms mit Lazansky-Haus

Rudolf von Alt, 1868

Watercolor interior of a church choir screen and organ case with a cloaked figure walking across the stone floor.

Koorhek van de Nieuwe Kerk, Delft

Johannes Bosboom, 1850

Susi

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1925

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman, a standing man, a young woman and a child in 18th-century dress.

The Letter

Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Tan paper sheet with creases above a grey field, part of a scanned architectural design sketch.

Mills Building, San Francisco, California, Design Sketch

Burnham & Root, c. 1890

Pencil drawing of a woman with a jug at a village fountain, a man in a cap, and a doorway with a figure inside.

Szene am Brunnen (Rückseite: sitzende Männerfigur)

Josef Engelhart, 1881

Watercolor interior scene of two men fitting a white embroidered coat on a dummy while three women watch.

Szene aus "Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt"

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1841

A Gentleman Standing with His Arms Crossed

François-André Vincent