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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Ink drawing of two women in a room, bold black brushstrokes on tan paper, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Two Women in the Room (Zwei Frauen im Raum)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, c. 1906

Ink and blue wash design drawing of stylized vertical leaf-like patterns on squared paper, signed R. Gerbrands.

Katjes

Roelf Gerbrands, 1901

Stylized decorative design of black, red and cream vertical foliage with pinecones and dotted leaves on grid paper.

Decoratieve ontwerpen

Roelf Gerbrands, 1921

Pencil and watercolor design for a leaded glass window showing a man with a shovel, a horse, and children in geometric panes.

Glas-in-loodraam met een man met schep

Reijer Cornelis Joseph Godefrooij, 1921

Pencil drawing of a horizontal frieze of dancing women with flowing hair and drapery, by Moritz von Schwind, 1814.

Fries met dansende vrouwen

Moritz von Schwind, 1814

Pencil sketch of knights and robed figures with flowing drapery and stylized lilies, in light grey outline.

Graalridders

Jan Thorn Prikker, 1878

Pastel drawing of a herdsman blowing a horn at dusk on a hill, with cows grazing in the fields below.

Calling Home the Cows

Jean-François Millet, c. 1866

Charcoal drawing of a shepherd with a flock of sheep and a dog crossing a flat field under a dark, cloudy sky.

Shepherd Returning with His Flock

Jean-François Millet, c. 1860

Drawing of a hooded figure beside bare trees with sheep grazing and leaves falling under a tan autumn sky.

Falling Leaves

Jean-François Millet, c. 1866

Pastel drawing of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore with bell tower and dome across a turquoise lagoon at dusk.

The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a male torso with raised arm gripping a diagonal pole, head turned upward, on blue-grey paper.

Male Torso with Pole

John Singer Sargent, 1890-1900

Watercolor of a Venetian campo with a brick church, a standing woman in blue, and a child seated on stone steps.

Campo dei Frari, Venice

John Singer Sargent, c. 1880

Ink drawing of a crucified figure with thorns beside a standing woman and a kneeling figure, on cream paper.

Saint Anthony and the Two Temptresses (Saint Antoine et deux Tentatrices)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Ink drawing of a bowed female figure with a bun and lace collar, set against swirling ornamental shapes.

Young Man (Jeune Homme)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Grey wash drawing of Valkhof castle towers and walls above a river, with a rowing boat and sailing ship on the water.

Gezicht op de Valkhofburcht te Nijmegen

Roelant Roghman, 1637

Ink and gouache drawing of a decorative label for a book decoration atelier in Hilversum, with scrolled ornaments and Brussel

Vignet van Atelier voor Boekversieringen te Hilversum

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1910

Ink and wash drawing of a woman with a flower crown and long dark hair, with a faint cat sketched beside her.

The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Grey wash drawing of a church ruin with columns, gothic windows and a small gabled house in the centre.

Gezicht op de ruïne van het koor van de Sint-Maartens- of Grote Kerk in Tiel

Abraham Rademaker, 1725

Two grey wash drawings of a hunebed dolmen with a large capstone, shown from south and north sides, on paper.

Hunebed of oud altaar bij Lage Vuursche

Leonhard Johannes Friedrich Janssen, 1833

Grey wash drawing of a fortified castle with turrets, a tall tower, and trees, with a small house and water in the foreground

Gezicht op het Huis Ter Eem

J. Stellingwerf, 1833

Apollonius

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

The Shadow (L'Ombre)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Ink drawing of a dark winged figure with a pale face and a framed panel at its center, on pale paper.

The Devil (Le Diable)

Odilon Redon, 1896-1900

Pen and ink sketch of a satyr offering fruit to reclining nymphs beneath a tree, on tan paper.

Diana and Two Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr (recto)

Gerard van Honthorst, 1620s

Brown wash drawing of Diana with nymphs as a satyr kneels offering fruit, with a dog in the foreground.

Diana and Four Nymphs Receiving Gifts from a Satyr

Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1630

Pencil drawing of a man in a cap working at a lithographic press in a workshop with tools on the bench.

Self-Portrait Working at a Lithographic Press

Julius Adam the Elder, 1847

Ink drawing of a standing man in a checkered cap and dark coat raising binoculars beside a railing, on stained paper.

Troelstra met verrekijker

Patricq Kroon, 1900

Ink design with two title banners: PUNTDICHTJES beside a large fist and crowd, and BRIEVEN VAN EEN FEMINISTE beside a woman w

Twee ontwerpen voor 'Puntdichtjes' en 'Brieven van een Feministe

Patricq Kroon, 1900

Pen and ink caricature of a bowler-hatted man with a cane beside large numbers 800 and 600, with Dutch captions.

Succes van Herman Heijermans

Patricq Kroon, 1900

Grey wash drawing of ships and rowing boats on calm sea, with a harbor town and castle on the distant shore.

Shipping on the Oresund with Helsingor and Kronborg Castle in the Distance

Carl Emil Baagöe, 1896

Watercolor of a ruined Doric temple with a seated man on its steps, shrubs and trees around it, under a blue sky.

A Temple Ruin in Agrigento

Carl Götzloff, c. 1825

Pencil drawing of a large tree over a stream with a footbridge, shed, barn and church steeple in the distance.

Castleton, Vermont

James Renwick Brevoort, 1871