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Drawings & Sketches

77,228 works

Watercolor of a White Dryad plant with four tall stems topped by feathery seed heads and small green leaves on cream paper.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of the ruined south-east corner of the Parthenon in Athens, with tall columns and scattered marble fragments.

The South-east Corner of the Parthenon, Athens

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1803

James W. Shields

James Edward Kelly, 1870

Abstract drawing in green, black and grey with a dark rectangular car shape among flattened organic forms.

Car across the Street

Arthur Dove, 1940

Graphite sketch of a curved chair leg with a carved scroll at top and a rounded foot, on cream paper.

Study of a Chair Leg

Charcoal drawing of a standing nude woman with braided hair in a dim interior beside a window and cabinet.

Nude with braids

Pale blue pencil sketch on canvas of two overlapping long-headed dogs with searching, repeated strokes.

Two Dogs

Edvard Munch, 1935

Painted study of a grey Arabian horse in ornate red and gold harness, with a sketched figure and crossed pistols at left.

Study of a Harnessed Arabian Horse

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1800

Watercolor of a rock willow branch with white fuzzy catkins, yellow stamens and green leaves on a cream background.

Rock Willow (Salix vestita)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two lupine flower spikes with violet and pink blossoms above green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Lupine (Lupinus fornosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Pen and brown ink sketch of a family group of seated and standing figures in an interior, by David Wilkie.

A Family Group

David Wilkie, 1835

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young girl with long hair reading a book at a slanted wooden table.

Schoolgirl

Louise Catherine Breslau, 1920

Grey wash drawing of a seated man in a tricorn hat beside a large tree, looking over a distant rural landscape.

Landscape with seated man

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and clusters of small purple two-lipped flowers on a cream backgroun

Conradina verticillata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Pencil sketch of an old street with a cafe, shuttered house facade and chimneys, on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old Street in Vevey

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a milk man driving a horse cart with two metal milk cans and red-rimmed wheels.

The Milk Man

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pastel sketch of two women in dark dresses and hats, one seated and one standing, with colored accents on gray paper.

Street Life

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil and watercolor sketch of dunes with a horse-drawn carriage, walking figures, and a man in a top hat.

Landscape with Figures and a Carriage

Figural scene

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Watercolor of a painted trillium with white petals, red center streaks, green leaves, and a bud on a branching stem.

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a drooping evergreen branch with dark purple hanging cones and green needles on a cream background.

Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river valley with hills, shrubby banks and two small boats on the water.

The Rhine below Niederheimbach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Untitled (Horse)

Howard Russell Butler

Colorful watercolor landscape with horses, a red tree, and angular blocks of yellow, purple, and blue.

Landscape with Horses

Paul Gaulois, 1926

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded battle scene with horsemen, standing and seated figures, and gesturing arms.

Battle Scene

David Wilkie, 1840

Sketch of shipwreck survivors on a raft in stormy seas, with a torn sail and figures reaching toward a distant ship.

Esquisse du "Radeau de la Méduse"

Théodore Géricault, 1819

Pencil sketch of a jester in a feathered cap and ruffled costume, leaning toward a sketched wall.

The fool

Watercolor of lilac mariposa lily blossoms and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Lilac Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Charcoal portrait of a woman in a fur hat and dark coat, hand resting at her chin, on tan paper.

Portrait of a woman

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Watercolor drawing of Edinburgh Castle on a rock above old stone buildings, shops and two women in a street.

Edinburgh Castle from the Foot of the Vennel, 1845

Horatio McCulloch, 1845

Pen and ink sketch of Lower Mavora Lake with mountain ridges, a calm lake, a distant boat and trees on pale blue paper.

Lower Mavora Lake

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Crayon drawing of a quiet canal curving toward village houses and trees, with warm lit windows and water reflections.

Landscape

Henri Le Sidaner, 1930