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Drawings & Sketches

77,595 works

Watercolor drawing of a flounder fish with labeled species notes, painted in greens, browns and orange fin tones.

Rhombosolea tapirina: Flounder

Frank Edward Clarke, 1872

Watercolor of a slender stem with pink flowers, buds and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil sketch of an ornate fireplace with scrolled ornament, a carved face and pilasters on tan paper.

Sketch of a fireplace with the Vasa coat of arms from the Hall under the Birds

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Brown ink drawing of an arched interior with a fireplace, table, chair, and upper balcony, with handwritten text.

Cluny-museon sisäkuva

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Grey wash drawing of timber watermills with large water wheels beside a river under a cloudy sky.

Watermills

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop fortress with walls and towers above a town and river at its base.

Ancient Fortress near Monselice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal and red pastel drawing of a seated female nude torso with head wrap, bold outlines on pale paper.

Female Nude Torso

Pencil sketch of a rounded hill with scattered shrubs and low ridges on either side under an empty sky.

Mt. Tabor, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of California pitcher plants with tall hooded green and maroon leaves and a drooping red flower.

California Pitcherplant (Chrysamphora californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil sketch of Gothic arches, a central boss and carved foliage on tan paper, with the top edge torn.

Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon etelälehterin (?) holvin siipiaiheeseen

Watercolor of a young woman in a blue dress and bonnet carrying strawberry baskets beside a green street lamp.

The Strawberry Girl

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a sailing boat with a figure on a canal, trees and a shed on the right bank.

View along the Sloterweg

François Joseph Pfeiffer, 1818

Grey watercolor of a sailing boat on a canal beside houses and trees, with moored boats in the distance.

View of the Schinkel

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Watercolor of nodding purple and cream fritillary flowers on slender green stems with narrow leaves.

Fritillary (Fritillaria biflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pink blossoms, white flower clusters, and green oval leaves on red stems

Untitled (Tripterocalyx pedunculatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined road beside a canal, with a church steeple in the distance and two walking figures.

View of the Amstelveenseweg

Gerrit Lamberts, 1816

Pencil drawing of a circus tent, sheds and moored boats along a waterfront, with a city skyline at right.

View of the August Allebéplein

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Watercolor of a brick monument tower and stone statue on a pedestal, with a paved path, lawns, arcade and gabled houses.

View of the Indies-Netherlands Monument

Frans Everbag, 1935

Watercolor and pen drawing of a brick school building with a low wall, young trees, and pedestrians on a street.

View of the school building of the Christian HBS on the Adama van Scheltemaplein

Frans Everbag, 1887

Watercolor street scene of brick houses with red roofs, bare trees, a cobbled road, and people walking under a cloudy sky.

View of the Chopinstraat

Frans Everbag, 1927

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a brick church with a tall spire and gabled roof on a street corner, with bare trees.

View of the Luther Chapel on the Gerrit van der Veenstraat

Frans Everbag, 1930

Two Views of a Wolf's Head

John Singer Sargent, 1850

Watercolor of a crowded old French-style street with a stone church tower, a blue-covered cart, and townspeople.

The Abbey Towers, La Chaise Dieu

Thurston Shoosmith

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a cap, head resting on his hand, shaded with soft tonal strokes.

Man Resting

Joseph Stella, 1910

Seated Nude: Study for 'Une Baignade'

Georges Seurat, 1883

Watercolor of two Red-Helmet plant stalks with maroon hooded flowers and feathery serrated leaves on a pale background.

Red-Helmet (Pedicularis bracteosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a tree-lined street with gabled houses, front gardens and a tall curved lamp post.

View of the Albert Hahnplantsoen

Frans Everbag, 1887

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron flowering branch with green leaves and a bud, signed and dated 1933.

California Rose-Bay (Rhododendron californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor of a man driving a horse-drawn cart loaded with straw bales, with spoked wheels and a shadowed ground.

The Old Straw Man

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Watercolour of snowy mountains above a valley and blue lake, with native trees and flax in the foreground.

Mount Aspiring

John Gully, 1878

Painted study of an elderly bearded man with a white beard, head lowered, dark coat, against a dark olive background.

Study of a Bearded Peasant

Piotr Michałowski

Watercolor botanical study of two penstemon stems with pink and purple tubular flowers and narrow green leaves.

Prairie Pentstemon (Pentstemon erianthera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920