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Drawings & Sketches

76,768 works

Loose painted sketch of an 18th-century style interior with crowded figures in period costume, a bust, and a wooden door.

Philemon and his Accusers Scene from L. Holberg's The Fortunate Shipwreck, Act 5, Scene 9 (Sketch for the painting wi…

Wilhelm Marstrand, 1859

Crayon sketch of bare trees rising from reddish-brown banks beside a brook, with green and yellow strokes on tan paper.

The Trees by the Brook

Edvard Munch, 1926

Charcoal sketch of mounted officers, one raising a sabre, leading infantry through smoke and burning buildings on a battlefie

Washington and Lee at Monmouth

Pencil sketch of a standing bearded male figure by a column, with seated figures and handwritten Dürer Passion notes on tan p

Copy of the figure of Christ of Sorrows after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Hand-coloured interior scene of six costumed figures around an open floor hatch, with a cabinet, bookcase and bust.

"Alexander in the Cunning Pranks of Nicolaus", model for printing for: Gallery of Droll Scenes for the Theater Zeitun…

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1831

Brown wash drawing of an older man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe, turning his head to the left.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban

Abraham van Strij, 1800

Pen and blue wash drawing of snowy mountains above a lake and village valley, with trees and figures in the foreground.

Mountain landscape with lake in a valley, possibly Lake Geneva

Frederik van Valckenborch, 1598

Ink and watercolor drawing of a standing woman in a white swimsuit with short curled hair and red lips.

Web - artiste

Walt Kuhn, 1930

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair and green jacket against a yellow background.

Light-Hearted

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketchbook page showing a ceiling fragment with curtains above and a kneeling figure seen from behind below.

Sketches of a ceiling fragment and a kneeling figure seen from the back

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Hazy watercolor of lavender mountains and blue misty hills under a pale sky, signed by Arthur B. Davies.

Blue Mist

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1920

Hand-colored drawing of a theatrical apothecary interior with costumed figures, a man in red military coat, and a servant hol

"Alexander in the Play = The Lame Devil", model for: Gallery of Droll Scenes for the Theater Zeitung, 6th vol., no. 1

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1832

Loose pencil sketch of two elderly figures, one holding an open umbrella, drawn with quick hatching on grey paper.

The old people or time

Birgit Prestøe, Portrait Study

Edvard Munch, 1925

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a red top before a sunlit window grid.

Against the Window

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel portrait study of a dark-haired man with a mustache, head only, against a brown background.

Ali Kuli Khan

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of architectural details including a scrolled capital, Gothic arched doorway, and carved corbel on beige paper.

Loose sketches, including architectural details probably from the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a draped dress, head turned, arms resting on a chair, on cream paper.

Seated Woman

Robert Henri, 1920

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a wide black hat with a feather, wearing a green jacket and pearl necklace.

Hat and Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a mustached man in a gold turban, yellow robe and pink scarf against a green background.

Gold Turban

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor and ink sketch of a dark cloaked figure walking across green hills under a pale blue sky.

Cloaked man in landscape - unidentified illustration

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of the village of San Piero a Grado with a tall bell tower, tiled roofs and trees under a pale sky.

San Piero a Grado, near Pisa

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Faint pencil sketch of a rider on horseback on a cream sketchbook page in a red-bound notebook.

Figure on horseback

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Young woman

Pastel portrait of a woman in a lace blouse holding a small grey dog against a soft olive background.

Maria Catharina Josephine Jordan (1866-1948)

Thérèse Schwartze, 1902

Workers in caps carry a glowing crucible of molten iron on long tongs through a dim, smoky foundry interior.

Interior of an iron foundry

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1880

Charcoal drawing of two standing male workers in heavy clothing, one gesturing with open hands, the other looking down.

Mauvais salaire': Two workmen

Jan Toorop, 1868

Ink and wash drawing of two men in period dress, one gesturing, beside a broken pot on the ground.

Cartoon of two men and broken pot

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch on cream paper showing several studies of horses, including legs, hooves and a bowed head.

Horses

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two thatched cottages among pine and leafy trees, with blue mountains behind.

Cottages near Olszanica

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketch of a wooden frame, farm tools, rakes and stones on rough ground, with a tree trunk at upper right.

Studies of Wood and Farm Implements

Eugène Isabey, c. 1824-86

Dark cross-hatched drawing of a dog's head with pointed ears and open mouth showing tongue, on a tan background.

Dog Cees