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Drawings & Sketches

78,290 works

Pencil study of three interior scenes with figures at a table beneath an arched window showing a city skyline.

Study for "Homage to Mother"

Umberto Boccioni

Loose brown ink sketch of bent figures working on a street surface, signed Boccioni in the lower right corner.

Composition Study for "The Street Pavers"

Umberto Boccioni, 1570

Pencil sketch of a seated figure with clasped hands over a draped skirt, shaded on cream paper beside a gray scale.

Seated Male Nude

Umberto Boccioni

Young Woman Reading (Ines)

Umberto Boccioni, 1909

Ink drawing of three dark horses on cobblestones, a man tending them, and small sketched figures at left.

Three Horses Tended by Men; Stone Pavement

Umberto Boccioni, 1562

Pen and grey wash study of a gnarled tree trunk with a hollow cavity, twisted roots and broken branches on pale paper.

Study of a Tree

Watercolor allegory of a classically robed woman garlanding a bust beside a glasshouse, swans, and a decorative border with b

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison

François Gérard

Brown wash drawing of a draped woman hurrying through a shadowy wooded landscape, with a seated figure by a tree at left.

Daphnis Running toward Chloe

François Gérard

Brown ink drawing of a haloed saint kneeling at an altar, gazing up at angels and putti in clouds.

Saint in Ecstasy

Mattia Preti, 1613

Red chalk and wash sketch of a group of robed saints and haloed angels, drawn in loose energetic strokes.

A Group of Saints and Angels (recto); Studies of a Male Figure in a Pendentive (verso)

Mattia Preti, 1613

Red chalk drawing of a seated bishop in a mitre with attendant figures gazing upward, one holding a flag.

Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso)

Mattia Preti, 1613

Watercolor of a stormy sky over a field with trees and a ruined castle with an arched opening on the right.

Romantic Landscape with Castle

Graphite drawing of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist beneath a tree, on grey paper with squaring grid.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 1609

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of two flying putti above studies of folded drapery.

Studies of Two Flying Putti and of Drapery (recto); Seated Virgin and Child, and Kneeling Child (verso)

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 1609

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, vaulted arches, and small figures near a sculpted niche.

Interior of the New Church in Delft with the Tomb of William the Silent

Jan Hendrik Verheijen

Watercolor landscape with a winding river, trees in the foreground, a hilltop castle, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Watercolor costume study of a medieval armoured knight in plate and chainmail with a sword and dagger, numbered 19.

La Hire, chef de guerre

Painted drawing of a crowned king in gold armor and blue ermine-trimmed mantle, with a coat of arms in the corner.

King and Coat of Arms

Watercolor drawing of a young boy with a bird beside him, two winged angels in red robes and a dove among clouds above.

Childhood of Nikita

Costume design of a young noble in a green military coat, gold cross straps and black shako hat, painted in watercolor.

Jeune homme noble. Design for Stravinsky's ballet "Petrouchka" produced at the Metropolitan Opera, 1924-1931

Serge Sudeikin, 1924

Drawing of a young balancing performer in green doublet and red shorts, holding two objects and a flower on his head.

Jeune equilibriste

Stylized drawing of the horned god Pan playing pipes, body outlined in black with white dotted patterns.

Pan

Stylized costume design of a veiled woman in a dark gown with a grey and white diamond pattern, one hand raised.

Masked Woman

Painted costume study of a figure in a flower wreath and striped toga, holding a bundle, wearing sandals.

Bacchant

Stylized skeleton figure in a black hooded robe, standing frontally with a grey skull face and white-outlined ribcage.

Death wearing a black robe

Stylized drawing of a hooded figure in a brown robe with black outlines and striped folds on pale paper.

Death wearing a brown robe

Gouache drawing of a man in a brown overcoat, bowler hat, pince-nez and gloves, leaning on a cane.

Man wearing a brown overcoat, cane and pince-nez

Painted costume design of a bearded peasant man in a black vest and patterned tunic holding a broom.

Peasant holding a broom

Painted figure of an elderly woman in a violet dress and patterned cloak, hands folded, with a ruffled hem.

Old Woman in a purple dress

Painted drawing of an elderly woman in a brown hooded coat and purple striped skirt, holding a dark handbag.

Old Woman in a Brown Coat

Gouache drawing of an old woman in a striped dress and plaid shawl holding a ring of keys.

Old Woman holding keys

Drawing of a standing man in a black double-breasted suit smoking a cigar, with smoke rising beside him.

Man in a black suit, smoking