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Drawings & Sketches

76,474 works

Pen and wash drawing of peasants drinking and conversing in a rustic tavern with a sleeping dog and hanging utensils.

Company of Peasants in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade, 1670

Pencil and chalk portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace, set in an oval mount on grey-blue paper.

Portrait of a Lady

Claude Mellan, 1636

Head of a Woman

Federico Barocci, 1568

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man speaking with a seated young woman in front of two large urns.

A dwarf and a young woman in conversation

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Watercolor of carved choir stalls and large open choir books in a cathedral, with figures in a gallery above.

Choir Stalls in a Spanish Cathedral

Henri Regnault, c. 1868

Pencil sketch of a man seated on a chair, one hand raised to his head, with small shoe studies below on aged paper.

Sketch of a man seated on a chair

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil study of Gothic architectural tracery and moldings with heart-shaped and foliate ornament on cream paper.

Detail of the choir stalls of the Basilica of the Monastery Maulbronn

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a drawn curtain and window fragment with loose hatched shading on an irregularly cut sheet.

Fragment of window with drawn curtain

Pencil sketch of grotesque figures, a cat, a fish and a ruler, with handwritten Polish inscription at upper right.

Precise Measurement of Life’s Monstrosity

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1936

Brown wash drawing of two robed figures on a road under large trees, with a city, bridge and river in the distance.

Oedipus and Antigone Leave Thebes

Joseph Anton Koch, 1797

Pencil sketch of Gothic choir stall details with lattice panels, trefoil arcades and a carved finial, dated 1871.

Details of the choir stalls of the Basilica of the Monastery Maulbronn

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1871

Drawing of a figure in a yellow sleeveless vest, arm extended left, twisting toward viewer, with colored washes on pale paper

Self-Portrait in Yellow Vest, 1914

Egon Schiele, 1914

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining female nude with loose horizontal strokes suggesting water or sky behind her.

Resting female nude

Pencil sketch of a nude woman holding a cup, with a second figure's head turned behind her, on beige paper.

Hebe. Sketch for an illustration to Homer’s Iliad

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Gray wash drawing of a sleeping shepherd below swirling winged female figures and cherubs among tree trunks.

The Shepherd's Dream

Henry Fuseli, 1786

Pencil and crayon design of repeated red, pink and yellow stylized leaf forms on cream paper.

Tears. Design for a painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Brown ink drawing of gnarled tree trunks beside a pond and rocks in a wooded park.

Weathered Tree Trunks in a Park

Carl Blechen, 1834

Pencil sketch of a tall tower with a half-timbered gallery, pointed roof and arched doorway.

The Rheintorturm in Konstanz

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1871

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of circular tracery forms inscribed in squares, with construction lines and geometric guid

Studies of architectural details, including tracery layout

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a saint and an angel above, with red chalk underdrawing.

Madonna and Child with Saint

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Pencil sketch of a small chapel with a domed turret beside trees, with church spires rising behind it.

The St. Michaelskapelle in Marburg

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1874

Pencil drawing of a laurel-crowned bearded man playing a lyre beside a winged boy, in a classical sculptural pose.

Anacreon teaching Eros music

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1881

Ink and wash drawing of a street performer showing a dancing doll on a table to a crowd of children and adults.

Savoyard with a Dancing Doll

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Pencil drawing of a tall gothic stone building with arched windows and a steep roof, with trees and a small figure beside it.

The Aula of the University in Marburg

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1874

Pencil and chalk design of white lilies with orange stamens and green stems beside a red and green vertical band.

Lilies. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Sketch of armored knights in polished plate armor standing in a row against a brown background.

Armor Chamber Fantasy

Adolph Menzel, 1866

Pencil sketch of an arched stone doorway with steps, a view through to foliage and a sloping roof above a garden wall.

The Pfaffengasse in Aschaffenburg

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1874

Painting of tall pines and spruces atop a mossy rocky cliff, with fallen branches and boulders in the shaded foreground.

Landscape Study with a Precipice

August Cappelen, 1850

Pencil drawing of carved date numerals on an oak pile, with a handwritten German caption dated 1875 below.

The digits indicating the construction year 1484 of the town hall in Michelstadt, attached to one of the oak piles of…

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1875

Oil study of a grey horse with a red saddle cloth, beside a sketch of a leg, on an orange-brown ground.

Studies of a grey horse

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1864

Painting of a rushing waterfall over rocks, with stacked logs on the left and a rocky cliff covered in autumn foliage behind.

Study of a Waterfall

August Cappelen, 1851

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with a tall spire and domed turret, surrounded by trees and open land.

The Liebfrauenkirche in Hadamar

Carl Theodor Reiffenstein, 1875