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Drawings & Sketches

77,788 works

Pen and ink sketches of three architectural ornaments: a carved panel with corbel, a rosette capital, and a scrolled panel.

Three copies of architectural motifs

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil grid of numbers 1 to 50 over grey watercolor wash with orange and blue marks, signed K.W.

"From my life", 50 sheets

Karl Wiener, 1923

Charcoal sketch of a seated nude woman with short hair leaning on a bed beside a pillow, by John Sloan.

Seated Nude

John Sloan, 1913

Watercolor of a bottle gentian stem with clustered purple-blue buds and green lance-shaped leaves on a cream background.

Bottle Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with eyes lowered, on tan paper.

Edward Winslow, sketch for Signing of the Compact in the Cabin of the Mayflower

“Descent of St John” (Hans Suess von Kulmbach)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Watercolor of a golden star plant with a yellow five-petaled flower, two buds, and toothed green leaves on a cream background

Golden Star (Chrysogonum virginianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pastel harbor scene with yellow and red sailboats, reflections on blue water, and a dark rowboat in the foreground at dusk.

An Evening Glow with a Rose Trail in the Shadow (Boats Concarneau)

Charles Fromuth, 1905

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a long striped empire-waist dress with puffed sleeves and a trailing train.

Dress

Henry De Wolfe, 1935/1942

Watercolor study of green birch leaves with a small caterpillar camouflaged along a leaf edge against dark shadows.

White Birch Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Pencil drawing of a mechanical head with a Z206 sign, a wheel, horn tubes, and a branching hand rising from roots.

Head with Sign, Hand, Wheel, and Auto Horn

Angelika Hoerle, 1922

Charcoal sketch of a nude boy with arms outstretched, with radiating light lines above, on a cream sketchbook page.

Sketch of a naked boy. Personification of Dawn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1886

Oil study of weathered boulders covered in moss and lichen, set against a misty green hillside.

Study of a Rock

Asher Brown Durand

Painting of a standing male war dancer in feathered headdress, beaded fringed regalia, yellow leggings, and holding a staff.

War Dancer

Monroe Tsatoke, 1910

Pen and ink drawing of a castle on a rocky hill above a harbor town, with a shepherd and sheep in the foreground.

Landscape with Castle above a Harbor

Matthys Cock, 1540

Brown wash drawing of a rustic inn interior with people at a table, horses, a dog, and a hearth in the background.

Majatalointeriööri

Alexander Lauréus, 1817

Two small cups and print

Watercolor of a thorny rose branch with clusters of red rose hips and serrated green leaves on a pale background.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and ink drawing of a man's embroidered vest with button front, braided trim and pocket flaps.

Man's Vest

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a red-brown autumn maple leaf with a long stem and soft shadow, signed M. M. Vaux and dated Nov. 25th, 1872.

Untitled (Autumn Leaf)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor study of a floral embroidered waistcoat with fabric swatch and back construction view.

Waistcoat

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch on tan paper of architectural moldings and profiles with geometric construction lines and handwritten labels.

Studies of architectural details, including column bases and plinths

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pen and ink sketch of a sick man in bed flanked by two hooded, cone-capped figures, by Honoré Daumier.

The Imaginary Invalid

Honoré Daumier, 1860

Watercolor of a cream double-breasted vest with pink shawl collar, a pink fabric swatch, and two pencil sketches below.

Vest

Lillian Causey, c. 1937

Ink drawing of a bird perched on a gnarled pine branch surrounded by dense needle clusters.

Orava oksalla

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Watercolor of a fruit vendor in a straw hat gesturing to a top-hatted customer across a table of lemons and oranges.

The Lemon and Orange Vendor

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Red chalk studies of three hunting dogs in varied poses on aged paper, with a small head sketch above.

Studien zu drei verwundeten Jagdhunden

Watercolor of white Atamasco lilies with pink-tipped petals, yellow stamens, buds and long green leaves on a pale background.

Atamasco-Lily (Atamosco atamasco)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor drawing of a floral-patterned vest with buttons, with an inset square showing a close-up of the fabric pattern.

Vest

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Pencil and ink sketch of two dancers standing at left and a seated woman in a dark dress at upper right.

Two female dancers

Pen drawing of a tomb design with a reclining effigy, putti, and four seated women in arched niches.

Entwurf für das Grabmal der Isabella von Österreich

Watercolor of a Goldenpea plant with clusters of yellow flowers and blue-green leaves on pale background.

Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920