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Drawings & Sketches

77,602 works

Watercolor botanical study of a slender plant with narrow leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers on a cream background.

Bastard Toadflax (Comandra pallida)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of boys in a grey dory on calm blue sea, with two sailboats on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Boys in a Dory

Winslow Homer, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a reclining man attended by women in a classical colonnade, one pouring water from a ewer.

The groom's bath

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Watercolor of green pyrola with pale green bell-shaped flowers, round leaves and red stems on a cream background.

Green Pyrola (Pyrola chlorantha)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and grey wash drawing of flowers and leaves arranged in a repeating diamond lattice pattern on a mounted sheet.

Pattern of diamond-shaped areas with flowers

Jacques Vauquer, 1631

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of Venus seated on a cloud beside her chariot, holding reins, with birds nearby.

Venus seated next to her chariot on the clouds

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man resting his head on his hand, leaning on a ledge in a draped garment.

Study of a resting man

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Pencil sketch of two mounted riders in an arched frame, one crowned and raising a sword on a rearing horse.

Sota ja rauha, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta varten

Pen and wash drawing of a repeating lattice pattern with stylized flower buds and scrolling tendrils, mounted with a gold fra

Pattern of planes containing flowers

Jacques Vauquer, 1631

Pencil drawing of a vertical band of stylized bellflowers and leaves on yellowed paper with red guidelines.

Bellflowers. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a kneeling nude woman seen from behind, holding a bowl and pointing to the left.

Study of a kneeling nude girl

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Watercolor of a Western Mountain Ash branch with clusters of red berries and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Western Mountain Ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white bearpoppy flowers with yellow stamens, hairy buds, and grey-green hairy leaves on curving stems.

Bearpoppy (Arctomecon merriami)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of yellow bushpoppy flowers, buds and narrow green leaves on branching reddish stems against a pale background.

Bushpoppy (Dendromecon rigidum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a green plaid quilted sleighing bonnet with red lining and ties, with a small pencil outline study below.

Sleighing Bonnet

Lillian Causey, c. 1941

Watercolor of a vervain plant with clusters of pink and purple flowers and thin green leaves on a cream background.

Vervain (Verbena wrightii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two stems of pink fireweed flowers and buds with long green leaves on a pale background.

Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of six women on a wharf beside sailboats with tall masts and rigging.

Six Women on a Wharf

Albert Marquet, 1917

Bust Portrait of a Man with a Beard

Gilles Antoine Demarteau, 1776

Watercolor of a straw bonnet with black lace veil, black ribbon ties, and a red poppy with green leaves.

Lace and Straw Bonnet

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1940

Chalk drawing of a smiling man in a powdered wig and dark ribbon, head and shoulders, on tan paper.

Head of a Gentleman [recto]

Joseph Ducreux, 1770

Watercolor of a branch with red autumn maple leaves veined in green and yellow on a cream background.

Untitled (Autumn Leaves)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Stylized serpent creature with a curled horn and clawed feet, painted in turquoise, yellow, red, and black with geometric pat

Avanyu

Julian Martinez, 1920

Long panoramic pencil drawing of Vienna seen from a hilltop terrace, with a river, bridges, city skyline and rolling hills.

View of Vienna from the Leopoldsberg. Nature study for a colored etching

Richard Lux, 1927

Pen and ink study of a seated man holding a paper, a woman, and a small child on a striped sofa.

Studies for "Peder Anker, his Wife Anna Elisabeth, née Cold, and their Daughter Karen

Jens Juel, 1792

Loose watercolor portrait of a young woman with bowed head, yellow hair and clasped hands against a pink background.

The Artist's Daughter

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Pencil elevation drawing of a museum entrance facade with a large arched portal, gabled wings, and annotated material notes.

Proposed Fine Arts Museum, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, Entrance Elevation

John Wellborn Root, c. 1890

Loose oil sketch of a riverside landscape with dark trees, distant houses, and a pale lilac water surface under a pale sky.

Landscape Sketch

Jan Stanisławski, 1902

Brown ink drawing of a forest with tall twisting trees, a clearing with shrubs, and clouds in the sky.

Forest landscape in the Zon estate, near Eindhoven

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1821

Watercolor of a pale blue striped gown with fringed shawl displayed on a dress form against a cream background.

Gown

Douglas Campbell, c. 1940

Grey-toned oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with high collar and epaulette, smoke behind him.

Portrait of an officer

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1785

Sketch for a portrait of an officer

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1785