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Drawings & Sketches

76,861 works

Pencil sketch of a stone cromlech with a capstone, a grazing sheep, and a distant village on a flat horizon.

Cromlech near Criccieth, North Wales/Coast near Pensarn, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Aileen at Asolo

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Ink drawing of a smiling bald man in loose robes, carrying a staff over his shoulder, on pale paper.

The Wandering Hermit

Kôno Bairei, c. 1880-95

Watercolor of a bearded watchman in a grey coat and black hat holding a wooden rattle beside a stone pedestal.

The Watchman

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pencil sketch of teepees on a plain with horses and figures near a rocky ridge, on aged torn paper.

Teepees

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Charcoal sketch of a standing nude man and a bending nude woman on tan paper, loose hatched lines.

Naked Man and Woman

Edvard Munch, 1907

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a towered castle before distant mountains, inscribed Castle at Aigle.

(Sketchbook) Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Palermo harbor with a steep mountain, waterfront buildings, masts, and a steamboat with smoke.

Harbor of Palermo

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sheet of numbered sketches: a seated Madonna reading with a child, and several nude male figures in sculptural poses.

Copies from the painting by Raphael Santi and sculptures by Michelangelo

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Soft pink and brown seascape of spiky icebergs floating on calm water under a muted sky, signed Jakob Danielsen.

Icebergs

Jakob Danielsen, 1888-1938

Pencil sketches of boys carrying trailing vines, with a seated figure and rough architectural lines on pale paper.

Köynnöstä kantavia poikia, karkeita rytmittelyluonnoksia Tampereen tuomiokirkon lehterimaalauksia varten

Sanguine crayon portrait of a man in a flying helmet and goggles, with the name Quentin Roosevelt printed across the top.

Quentin Roosevelt

John Elliott, 1920

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman from behind, raising her arms to tie up her long hair.

Female Figure Dressing Hair

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1930

Pencil portrait of an older man with a full mustache, wearing a jacket and tie, on a tan paper background.

Ferdinand De Lesseps

Léon Bonnat, 1910

Pastel portrait of a man in a felt hat holding a pipe, drawn with soft colored strokes on tan paper.

Alec Francis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Ophelia

Ink drawing of a begonia branch with broad grey leaves, small blooming flowers and buds on pale paper.

Branch of Begonia in Bloom

Kôno Bairei, c. 1880-95

Evalina Cortland Palmer

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pastel sketch of a seated woman in yellow and orange clothing, arms around her knees, on brown paper.

Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of an old house with a tall pointed spire among trees, drawn on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old House, Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Self-Portrait

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1945

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a black hat, yellow scarf and orange wrap against a grey background.

Young Woman in Black Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg at sunset with a stone arched bridge, church towers, and a river in the foreground.

Sunset, Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman with her head bent and hair in swirling strokes, draped figure below.

Aileen at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

A Dead or Moribund Man in Bust Length

Leonardo da Vinci, 1510

Brown wash sketch of allegorical figures, putti and a winged figure grouped around a glowing celestial light.

Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling

Peter Paul Rubens, 1629

Pencil sketch of a sailboat and rowboats on a calm river with a village, church spire and hills beyond.

The Rhine at Camp

George Elbert Burr, 1900

General Charles Greeley Loring

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in glasses leaning over a table with a patterned cloth and small objects.

Pencil sketch of Hans Kauders

Gertrud Kauders, 1922

Pen drawing of Mary holding the Christ child in an arched frame with flowers, angels and halo, a design for church decoration

Mary with the child. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Charcoal drawing of a boy bent over his homework on a bed in a room with a telephone and a wooden cabinet.

The homework

"Usein niinkuin ystävät rakkaimmat", loppuvinjetti

Albert Edelfelt, 1897