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Drawings & Sketches

77,687 works

Strip of colorful crewel embroidery showing flowers, trees, birds, and animals along a grassy border on a pale ground.

Section of Crewel Embroidery on Border of Petticoat

Watercolor of Grassleaf Agoseris with grass-like leaves, an orange flower head, a seed head and a bud on slender stems.

Grassleaf Agoseris (Agoseris graminifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Blue chalk sketch of a jockey on a rearing horse, drawn in loose strokes on a pale pink-beige sheet.

Jockey on Horse

Edgar Degas, 1866

Painted study of a green, red and blue Zoar Jacquard coverlet with flowers, lions, trees and fringe, signed Fritz Boehmer.

Zoar Jacquard Coverlet

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Loose ink sketch of a reclining lion with head turned toward the viewer, mane and paws drawn in quick strokes on grey paper.

Recumbent lion

James Ensor, 1885

Painted study of three upholstery trims: a floral red and teal band, a striped woven ribbon, and a twisted fringe.

Upholstery Trim

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Watercolor of crested iris with two lavender flowers, a bud, and green leaves on a pale background.

Crested Iris (Iris cristata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Charcoal drawing of a wooden church with shingled roofs and bell tower, flanked by stone pillars and trees.

Church in Osiek

Julian Fałat, 1906

Watercolor of a fairy-bells plant with pointed green leaves and bright red berries on a pale background.

Fairy-Bells (Disporum trachycarpum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pen and pencil sketch of figures in a studio: a man with a cane, a woman by a pedestal, and a man in a cap beside an easel.

Kustaa III ja Sergel

Albert Edelfelt

Pencil drawing of a neo-rococo table with carved scroll legs and an eight-candle candelabra on top.

Table in neo-rococo style with a candelabrum with eight candles on it

Jules Fossey, 1850

Pencil design drawing of an ornate metal book cover with scrolling foliage, circular medallions and a central sunburst.

Metal-fitted bible binding, with the lamb on the book with the seven seals

Jules Fossey, 1840

Pencil and wash design drawing of a pendant with a round watch and three stylized floral blossoms on an orange sheet.

Design for a Pendant with a Watch

René Lalique, 1900

Design drawing of a lorgnette with a floral-decorated handle beside an oval pair of eyeglass frames on tan paper.

Design for a Lorgnette

René Lalique, 1900

Design drawing of two pendants with blue hydrangea flowers, gold leaves and blue enamel or stone drops on tan paper.

Design for Two Pendants

René Lalique, 1900

Pencil sketch of two loosely drawn human figures on tan paper, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two human figures

Fik Abbing, 1911

Still life of grapes, peaches, plums and white flowers in a woven basket on a stone ledge, with a walnut in front.

Still life with flowers and fruit in a basket

Anthony Oberman, 1791

Watercolor of a canal-side street with gabled white houses, red roofs, walking figures and their reflections in still water.

Slum in Ghent

George Hendrik Breitner, 1911

Brown wash drawing of a river with a windmill on the left and a sailing boat with a large sail on the right.

River view with sailing ship

Johannes Bosboom, 1846

Watercolor of a brown-sailed boat in shallow water with a second boat and seagulls under an overcast sky.

Bomschuit being pulled onto the beach

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1841

Watercolor study of a log cabin patchwork quilt with four blocks of nested squares in red, blue, yellow and plaid fabrics.

Patchwork Quilt

Cora Parker, 1935/1942

Watercolor of pink bleeding heart, yellow pansy, and white daffodil with green leaves on a cream background.

(Untitled--Mixed Flowers)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a standing woman in white leaning over a seated woman in a chair, on tan paper.

Two Women (One Seated)

William Glackens, 1903

Pencil study of a helmeted male figure with a flowing cloak standing over a coiled dragon, on tan paper.

St. George and the dragon. Drawing of a sculpture from the Zwinger collection in Dresden

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Watercolor of two pink calypso orchid flowers on thin stems above striped green leaves on a cream background.

Calypso (Cytherea bulbosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil sketch of a log cabin with a small child in the doorway, surrounded by stacked timber and a fence.

Suomalainen torppa. Oikealla hirsirakennus, jonka oviaukosta kurkistaa pieni lapsi

Frans von Becker, 1847

Watercolor of a snowy forest floor in blue shadow, with dark pine trees and thin bare saplings across the scene.

Winter, Monadnock

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Rear view of a nude male model standing against a dark background, painted in soft light, signed and dated October 1874.

Male Model, academy study

Albert Edelfelt, 1874

Watercolor botanical study of yellow arnica flowers with hairy green stems, leaves, and buds on a pale background.

Arnica (Arnica latifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil drawing of a bishop in embroidered mitre beside an older bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with a coat of arms.

Andrzej Trzebicki (Daniel Frecher); Stanisław Zygmunt Druszkiewicz

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pen and ink drawing of two ornate letter F designs, one with circled names and dates, the other framed by palm fronds and a c

Otto von Fieandt -runon alkukirjain F

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Painted drawing of an older bearded man embracing a veiled woman under a Gothic arch, in stained-glass style.

Meeting at the Golden Gate

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891