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Drawings & Sketches

76,426 works

Pencil drawing of a smiling woman with curly hair seated in a chair, wearing a loose shirt, turned toward the viewer.

Sitting woman in a shirt

Ivan Žabota, 1925

Pen and grey wash drawing of a lake below a conical mountain, framed by trees under a scribbled cloudy sky.

Landscape with Mountain and Lake

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Pencil sketch sheet of grotesque jester figures on pedestals, a standing figure, and a rear-view head study.

Jesters

Tall arched stained-glass design with a golden hand at top, flowing colorful wave forms and divided panels.

God the Father - Design to the Stained-Glass Window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil portrait of a bald man in a jacket with folded hands, drawn on cream paper.

Man with folded hands

Ivan Žabota, 1925

Grey wash drawing of a valley framed by craggy cliffs, with distant hills and a cloudy sky.

A Valley

Alexander Cozens, 1775

Grey wash drawing of two cows standing head to head, horns nearly touching, with cast shadows on a pale ground.

Study of Cows

Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin, 1850

Brown wash drawing of a leaning tree beside rocky outcrops and distant hills under a pale sky.

Tree and Distant Hills

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Little Helen with a Vase

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1902

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate rococo pulpit with angels blowing trumpets, an open book, and seated figures.

Design for a pulpit

Florián Klimkovič, 1860

Brown wash drawing of a wooded cliff above calm water, with a small sailboat on the distant horizon under a cloudy sky.

Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Pen and watercolour drawing of two barefoot field workers sowing in furrowed soil under windswept grass.

On the field

Ivan Žabota, 1905

Pencil landscape drawing of a columned building beside a river, with trees, hills and distant mountains behind.

Buildings by a River with Hills in Background

Alexander Cozens, 1746

Pencil sketch of a wooden church with a tall bell tower, onion dome, shingled roofs and a side porch.

Church in Mystków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1889

Pen drawing of a cat walking on a rooftop beside a chimney, under a sky of dense hatched clouds.

Roofs

Ivan Žabota, 1905

Ink drawing of a ruined castle on a wooded hill above a lake, with rolling hills and open sky.

Castle in a Landscape

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Pencil sketch of a spiral staircase beside a curved wall, with a loose drapery sketch at upper right.

Spiral staircase

Pencil and ink sketch of two seated nude women and a standing figure bending among tall grass, with faint trees behind.

Figural composition

Ivan Žabota, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shaded glade framed by trees, with a distant mountain and a small building on a rise.

The Glade

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Pencil sketch of a peasant in a headscarf carrying a bundle of brushwood, with loose study marks on a sketchbook page.

Peasant carrying brushwood

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pen and ink sketch of three standing men in feathered hats and fur-trimmed clothing, grouped closely together.

Three Renaissance men

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pen and ink drawing of a rural scene with cattle, a man on a donkey, women, and a farmhouse beside a pond.

Rural Scene

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1762

Pencil botanical study of pear blossoms, leaves, buds and flower details with handwritten annotations on cream paper.

Pear

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Portrait of Ignacy Maciejowski (Sewer)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Ink and watercolor botanical study of a lotus root with seed pods, green leaves, and a curled sprout, with red seal.

Lotus Root and Adder's Tongue

Tsubaki Chinzan, c. 1845-54

Five ink sketches of stylized figures in royal robes and crowns, drawn in loose pen lines on pale paper.

Five Historical Caricatures of Sigismund Augustus, Barbara Radziwiłł, Queen Jadwiga, Casimir the Great, Boleslaus the…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketchbook page with loose drawings of sailing ships, masts, rigging and faint building towers.

Sketches of a man and building towers

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil design of a symmetrical stylized plant ornament with leaves, blossoms and bird forms on aged paper.

"Pokrzywka żółta". Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej prezbiterium kościoła Franciszkanów w Krakowie "Yellow dead-nettle…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a wooden footbridge over a stream, with reeds on the left and trees in the background.

The Bridge, Schleissheim

Otto H. Bacher, c. 1870-1909

Charcoal sketch of women seated at a table in a dark interior, one wearing a hat, on toned paper.

The Master Painter

Night view of a domed city beyond an arched stone bridge, with a full moon and small boats on the river.

View of a City at Night

Camille Roqueplan, 1831

Colored and graphite studies of sculpted figures on tan paper, one seated in a robe and red cap, one reclining.

Sculptures (Wit Stwosz)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883