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Drawings & Sketches

76,382 works

Red chalk sketch of two girls seated on a sofa, one bending over sewing in a long dress.

Study of girls sewing

Drawing of trees and grass bending sideways in a strong wind, with a small figure and distant village at left.

Gust of wind

Watercolor drawing of a neoclassical columned monument with a star in the pediment, set among trees with a curved wall.

Monument to Laplace, erected in Mailloc (Calvados)

Constant Moyaux, 1827

Red chalk drawing of men gathered at a table under a colonnade, one pouring wine, with buildings sketched behind.

Wine Jest

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1640

Painted portrait of a red-haired woman in a dark coat leaning against a tree in snow, with a small black dog behind her.

A girl

Robert Noir, 1912

Charcoal and chalk drawing of gnarled trees and undergrowth on brown paper, inscribed Etretat, 1880, by Alexandre Nozal.

Etretat

Alexandre Nozal, 1880

Pencil and chalk sketch of a winged figure with a trumpet above two figures on a circular base.

Sketch for a commemorative monument

Louise Gabillot van Parys

Red and black chalk sketch of a child figure with feathered wings on toned, stained paper.

A child

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a nude woman reclining on a bed, one arm raised above her head, on tan paper.

Woman lying down

Red chalk drawing of three studies of children in different poses on a pale arched sheet.

Three studies of children

Pen and brown ink drawing of three ornate candlesticks with putti, scrollwork and flames, by Domenico Campagnola.

Studies of Three Candlesticks

Domenico Campagnola, about 1530-1550

Red and black chalk study of a reclining child seen from above, on a tan paper sheet.

Study of a child

Watercolor landscape of a low sun behind clouds over red-brown hills, with dark trees and shrubs in the foreground.

Landscape at sunset

Charcoal and white chalk study of a man with his hand to his head, mouth open, on tan paper.

Study of a man's head wearing a cap

Red chalk drawing of two hands, one holding a loaf of bread and the other raised, with draped sleeves on tan paper.

Study for the decoration of the Parisian church of Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste: two hands, one holding a loaf of bread

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Red chalk study of a headless figure in a voluminous robe with one hand raised, on tan paper.

Study of a man's bust wearing a chasuble

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Study of drapery; right sleeve with crossed forearms seen in profile

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Red chalk study of a right hand raised in blessing on tan paper, with faint sketches of a sleeve and other forms.

Study of a right hand in the gesture of blessing

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Study with forearms resting and hands crossed and study of a hand

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Red chalk drawing of a draped garment with folds and cuffs laid over a chair back, sketched on tan paper.

Study of drapery; garment placed on a seat

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Study of drapery; man's bust seen in profile to the right

Alfred Plauzeau, 1918

Brown wash drawing of an acrobat balancing on a pole above a circus ring, with a crowded audience in tiered galleries.

Circus scene

Brown-toned drawing of a forest with bare trees, a large rock outcrop in the foreground, and a misty clearing beyond.

Landscape

Albert Gabriel Rigolot, 1896

Pale drawing of a symmetrical vault design with oval and round medallions holding robed and winged figures among clouds.

Sketch for the vault of the choir of Saint-Roch

Charcoal drawing of a young woman's head seen frontally, with dark hair and a direct, serious gaze.

Woman's head from the front

John Singer Sargent

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hood holding a cigarette, legs crossed, bare feet visible, on cream paper.

Woman with a cigarette

John Singer Sargent

Graphite sketch of a nude man lying on his side, head resting down and one arm extended to the right.

Nude man lying down

John Singer Sargent

Child's head in profile to the right (recto) / Study of boats (verso)

John Singer Sargent

Charcoal sketch of a veiled woman crouching on the ground, head bowed, wrapped in dark draped cloth.

Algerian woman crouching

John Singer Sargent

Graphite sketch of three male profiles and a hand on tan paper, by John Singer Sargent.

Study of three men's profiles and two sketches of hands (recto) / Studies of figures (verso)

John Singer Sargent

Arched pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo, a kneeling king, the Virgin and Child, angels and two heraldic shields, dated 1592.

Ecce Homo, the king Caspar, the Virgin and Child and the Arms of the Families Kündig and Pfyffer

Christoph Murer, 1592

Loose painted interior of a convent with women kneeling and standing by an iron gate, a friar, and a gilded altar.

Entrance to the convent of Bastia