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Drawings & Sketches

76,861 works

Ink and wash drawing of a river landscape with trees, buildings on the far bank, and a figure by the water.

Landscape

Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, 1900

Pencil sketch of a horse standing beside a wagon wheel, with dark trees in the background.

Horse and Wagon

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Watercolour of a grand old interior with a carved fireplace, coffered ceiling, a man carrying hawks, and a hunting dog.

An old English mansion in the days of hawking

George Cattermole

Pencil sketch of children, a woman with an infant and three soldiers resting among ruins beside a lake.

Children, Woman with Infant and Three Soldiers Sitting Among Ruins by Lake

Attributed to George Cattermole, n.d.

Ink drawing of bamboo stalks tied with twine, purple flowers at lower left and a dragonfly at right on paper.

Bamboo Fence and Chrysanthemums

Kôno Bairei, 1890

Painted nude male figure seated on a pedestal, face raised, before a dark arched background with wing-like shapes.

Nude Study of Thomas E. McKeller

John Singer Sargent, 1917

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly woman in a white bonnet resting her head on her hand, with dense hatched shadows behind her

The convalescent patient

Pen and ink drawing of a sailboat heeling in rough sea with waves, other ships on the horizon, and cloudy sky.

Sailing Boats in a Storm (recto); sketch of village with figure (verso)

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom

Pastel portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with a long blue beaded necklace, against a tan background.

Laura in Whites

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Loose oil sketch of a crowd in period dress on a stone staircase, with halberd guards and a seated figure at a table.

Presenting the Fowler to the Fowler Brotherhood (Sketch)

Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, 1876

Sepia wash drawing of a laurel-crowned woman reading a book beside a reclining man in a leafy forest setting.

Muse and Poet

Alfred Edward Chalon, n.d.

Circular watercolor and ink plan of a walled town with a grid of streets, a citadel and a river curving along its south side.

Plan of Imola

Leonardo da Vinci, 1502

Pen and brown ink sketch of winged angels and cupids in dynamic poses arranged around a central arch.

Studies of Angels and Cupids (Recto); Architectural Studies (verso)

Alessandro Casolani

Graphite sketch of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Untitled (Draped Female Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a striped turban and white headcloth, wearing a brown robe, on tan paper.

The Sheik

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pen and gray wash drawing of a tall geyser erupting from rocky terrain, with a steam cloud and distant shoreline.

Geyser, Iceland

II John Clevely, 1772

Pencil sketch in vertical panels showing a bearded man's face, robes, hands and a cross motif, with a handwritten 1902 inscri

Stanisław Wyspiański, Wernyhora, sketch for the altar in Wawel Cathedral, pencil, paper, 1902

Watercolor of a horned Hercules beetle in side view, with a long curved black horn and speckled tan wing cases on cream paper

A Hercules beetle (dynastes hercules)

Pieter Holsteyn, 1600-1700

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated at a table with two companions, one standing left and one seated right, in a shadowed i

The Supper at Emmaus

James Ensor, 1885

Still life of a black cauldron, pale jug, copper kettle, white bowl and cloth on a grey-brown ledge.

Study in Grey

Emil Carlsen, 1906

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in three-quarter view wearing a collared shirt and tie, with a steady serious gaze.

Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1920

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river below St. Goar, with a church spire, riverside town, small boats and hazy hills.

Rhine below St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Brown ink sketch of beech trunks, moss-covered branches, and bush lawyer vines on tan paper.

Bush studies: Beech trunks, Bush Lawyer

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded religious procession with banners, a carriage, horses, and figures in period costume.

Religious Festival in Northern France, possibly Normandy

John Coney, c. 1820

Pencil drawing of a rustic courtyard with timber buildings, a ladder, hanging laundry, and figures on tan paper.

Barnyard Scene

Émile Frédéric Nicolle, 1862

Pencil sketch of a wooded creek bank with bare trees and a small grazing animal, on aged cream paper.

Crow Creek, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a green and gold top, gazing to the side against a muted background.

Monique

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of Dieppe harbor at low tide with moored boats and waterfront houses.

Dieppe

Edward William Cooke, c. 1850

Pencil sketch of an ornate two-armed candelabra and a sheet of music on grey paper, signed by James Ensor.

Two-armed piano candlestick and sheet music

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg castle with a long arcaded wing, a tall turreted tower, and foliage in the foreground.

Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch on canvas of two horses in harness, with studies of heads and legs by Edvard Munch.

Horse Team

Edvard Munch, 1923

Sepia portrait drawing of a man in a peaked cap with a light band, head and shoulders fading into the paper.

Bert Hall

John Elliott, 1920