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Drawings & Sketches

77,581 works

Watercolor study of a pink rosebud on a green stem with serrated leaves, inscribed with initials and 1872.

Rosebud

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a curled autumn leaf in red and orange tones with a thin brown stem, casting a soft gray shadow.

Untitled (Curled Autumn Leaves)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a Stagger-Bush branch with clusters of white bell-shaped flowers and green pointed leaves.

Stagger-Bush (Pieris mariana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Colored sketch of a hillside path with a small brick shrine, tall trees on the right and distant hills under a pale sky.

Near Neustift am Walde. / on the Krottenbach

Anton Hlaváček, 1906

Pencil sketch of a stone covered passage with an arch, gothic windows, an iron gate and steps.

Covered passage from the chapter house to St. Peter’s Cathedral on the north side

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pastel drawing of ballet dancers in yellow tutus stretching and bending against a warm orange and green background.

Group of Dancers (Groupe de danseuses)

Edgar Degas, 1900

Pencil sketch of a saddled horse walking right, with a faint second horse study at left on pale paper.

Sketch of a Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1817

Watercolor of yellow and red evening primrose blooms, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera howardi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed man stepping forward among seated money counters in an arched interior.

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Giovanni Battista Lanzeni, n.d.

Pencil landscape drawing of wooded hills and trees in a valley, with handwritten notes in the lower right corner.

Landscape Near Williamstown

Truman Seymour, 1865

Watercolor study of a mottled amber and red tortoiseshell-style hair comb with a scalloped crown and long teeth.

Comb

Cora Parker, c. 1940

Pencil sketch of a wooden gabled house with a balcony and staircase beside tall trees and a dirt path, 1840.

at the Schüttel passage in the Prater / at the Schüttel in Vienna

Carl Anton Goebel, 1840

Painted study of hair jewelry: a woven hair necklace, drop earrings with gold fittings, and enlarged mesh swatches.

Hair Jewelry

Douglas Campbell, c. 1940

Watercolor of two lupine stems with purple and blue flowers and green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Lupine (Lupinus fornosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Portrait of Julie

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1892

Pencil sketch of a bearded standing man in a long cloak on tan paper, with small studies and handwritten notes.

Figure of Christ (

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Watercolor of a floral hair ornament arranged in a curve inside a gold rope-edged oval frame on cream paper.

Hair Ornament

Douglas Campbell, c. 1940

Watercolor of a cucumbertree branch with a yellow partly open flower, a closed bud, and large green leaves.

Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair and cravat, signed Angelo Sismondi, by C. E. Liverati, 1841.

Angelo Sismondi. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841

Carlo Ernesto Liverati

Pencil study of a hand gripping a knife beneath another hand holding a pistol, with handwritten text below.

Harjoitelma käsistä, toisessa veitsi ja toisessa pistooli

Anders Ekman, 1850

Painting of an ornate Turkish sabre with gilded, turquoise-studded hilt and red scabbard on a dark background.

Study of a Turkish Sabre from the 17th C.

Stanisław Chlebowski

Watercolor of yellow arnica flowers with purple-tinged bases and green serrated leaves on a cream background.

Lake Louise Arnica (Arnica louisiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of boys carrying draped vines along arched balustrades, with numbered study panels and a handwritten label.

Köynnöstä kantavia poikia "Tvillingarna", luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lehterimaalauksia varten, kaksi kaiteen pätkää

Watercolor of slender birch trees rising through misty, muted undergrowth in browns, greens and grey.

A Tree Study

Ross Turner, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of pink meadow beauty, lavender bell flowers, and red-green pitcherplants on a pale background.

Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica), Rattlesnake Roat (Nabalus albus), Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a wild calla plant with a white spathe, green leaves, and fibrous roots against a pale background.

Wild Calla (Calla palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil sketch of a man playing a lute beside a group of seated listeners, including women and children.

Music-making group

James Ensor, 1877

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a chimney among trees and shrubs under a loosely drawn sky.

Mökkimaisema

Hjalmar Munsterhjelm

Pink nude caryatid figure with raised arm and stylized face, drawn in watercolor and wash against a dark background.

Pink Nude - Caryatid (recto); Caryatid (verso)

Amedeo Modigliani, 1914

Watercolor of drooping purple fairy lantern flowers and buds on slender stems with long green leaves.

Purple Fairy Lantern (Calochortus anoenum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Lewis monkey flower stem with red tubular blossoms, pink buds, and green veined leaves on a pale background.

Lewis Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Two sketches: sketch of two hands; sketch of an old man in profile

Edwin Austin Abbey