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Drawings & Sketches

76,817 works

Pencil sketches on tan paper of arched openings, wall fragments, a staircase and notes with measurements.

Sketches of Fragments of Defensive Walls

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pastel portrait of a woman with flowers in her dark hair, set against soft green and yellow strokes on tan paper.

Morning Glories

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a narrow sea inlet between rocky cliffs, with seabirds overhead and a sailboat on the horizon.

Porthwen, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Ink sketch of a stooped man in a cap walking across a hatched landscape toward a rising sun on the horizon.

Cartoon of figure walking at sunrise. study for "The Belated Traveler."

Edwin Austin Abbey

Oil study of gilded ornate armour with a sword and scabbard on a grey background, signed and dated 1871.

Study of the armor of Stefan Batory

Jan Matejko, 1871

Camilla with tiara

Pencil drawing of a seated draped woman holding a tablet beside a stone pedestal, with grid lines over the sheet.

Untitled (Seated Draped Female Allegorical Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and buttoned high-collared jacket, facing forward.

Alan Seeger

John Elliott, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded, wind-blown male figure in flowing robes with a French caption below.

„Le Crėateur de Raphael

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pastel drawing of a marsh with a wooden pier, moored rowboats, and autumn trees along a far shoreline.

Up the River, Late Afternoon, October

Childe Hassam, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair, hand on her cheek, wearing a dark dress with gold strokes in a white chair.

Self-Portrait in Repose

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Pastel drawing of a desert plain with yellow shrubs, a dirt road, and pink and orange mountains under a pale blue sky.

Desert Landscape (#69)

Howard Russell Butler, 1930

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a striped gown with cypress trees and a garden path behind her.

Nainen hameessa, harjoitelma

Watercolor of white horses pulling chariots at speed past a red lantern post, with a charioteer raising a whip and orange ban

Chariots and Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Red chalk portrait of a young man in a beret and military-style jacket, with inscription Philip N. Rhinelander across the top

Philip N. Rhinelander

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil study of a woman with head tilted and hand raised to her cheek, drawn on pale ochre canvas.

Study of a Woman

Edvard Munch, 1916

Brown ink drawing on toned paper of a man with a stick herding pigs that root on the ground beside a forest.

The Truffle Gatherers

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1849

Charcoal sketch of a couple, a man in a top hat leaning forward beside a woman in a wide hat, against hatched background.

Couple

Pencil sketch of a wooden house with a chimney, trees, and a sloping hillside on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of house in An 1893 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Watercolor of the frigate Constitution under full sail on blue waves, American flags flying, pale clouds overhead.

U.S.S. "Constitution" under full sail, in strong breeze (starboard view)

Worden Wood, 1929

Sepia wash sketch of a man with a cane beside an overturned rowboat and tree, with a pencil chair frame at left.

Man and boat, chair

Pastel study of a woman with auburn hair and beaded earrings against an ochre background, by Alice Pike Barney.

Study Head of a Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil drawing of a young girl with long hair and a hair ribbon, with a French handwritten dedication below.

Head of a Young Girl

É. Friant, 1910

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and uniform, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

William Thaw

John Elliott, 1920

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, hand raised to his face, on brown paper.

Dr. Eduardo San Giovanni

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Loose painted sketch of two boys in red sweaters, one seated with a raised hand and one standing, on pale linen.

Two Boys. Johan Martin and Sten Stenersen

Edvard Munch, 1935

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with a flower wreath and beaded necklace, drawn on cream paper with a monogram.

Copy of a female character from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Loose sketch in dark pencil and white highlights on brown paper showing a rider on a rearing horse.

Horseman

James Ensor, 1877

Pencil line drawing of a stylized standing nude female dancer with one arm raised and drapery at her side.

(Nude Dancer with Drape)

Gaston Lachaise, 1930

Watercolor of three dogs in costume performing, one balancing on a green barrel, on a tan ground under a blue sky.

Trained Dogs

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Pencil sketch of an elongated figure made of loose, looping lines on pale paper, with museum markings.

Caricature of Casimir the Great from a stained-glass design

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketch of two mounted knights charging with lances, surrounded by loose swirling lines and cloud forms on grey paper.

Joust