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Drawings & Sketches

77,658 works

Pencil sketch of nude Adam reaching toward standing nude Eve, who raises one arm overhead, on cream paper.

Adam and Eve

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Full-length charcoal sketch of a mustached man in a bowler hat holding a cane and an overcoat.

Ramon Casas - MNAC- Carles Pirozzini- 027631-D 006623

Watercolor of two red wood lilies with spotted petals and whorled green leaves on tall stems against a pale background.

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a bearded man in a light suit and round glasses, standing with a hat in hand.

Josep Puig i Cadafalch- 026929-D 006326

Dusky purple landscape with spiky dark forms under a pale sky crossed by a red streak of light.

The Sky Simulated by White Flamingoes study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Full-length charcoal drawing of a standing man in a dark jacket and wide-brimmed hat, hands behind his back.

Portrait of Isidre Nonell

Ramon Casas, 1897

Pencil sketch of a woodland edge with tall trees, a meadow and distant hills, by Ferdinand von Wright, 1845.

Landscape from Haminalahti

Ferdinand von Wright, 1845

Long watercolor elevation of church walls with gothic arches, painted saints, altars, an organ and a crucifix.

View of the unfolded walls of the nave and presbytery with the arrangement of paintings and furnishings

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Watercolor of a green adder's mouth orchid with tiny greenish flowers and two broad leaves on a pale background.

Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a standing bearded man in a hat and jacket, holding his hat against a pale background.

Portrait of Manolo Hugué

Ramon Casas, 1897

Pencil and watercolor drawing of pantaloons with buttoned waistband and slit ankles, with a small rear view sketch above righ

Pantaloons

Henry De Wolfe, 1935/1942

Grey wash drawing of a harbor with a large moored sailing ship, many masts behind, rowing boats and warehouses along the quay

View of the Westerdok

Pieter Idserts, 1708

Pencil drawing of a nude Venus with flowing hair standing beside a small Cupid holding a bow, with a faint figure at right.

Venus and Cupid

Pale blue watercolor drawing of flat-laid trousers with buttoned waistband, side tabs, and buttoned ankle straps.

Trousers

Frederick Jackson, c. 1941

Grey wash drawing of a domestic interior with a woman, a child, an elderly seated woman, and two children at a table.

Interior with a family with children

Jan Josef Horemans, 1692

Grey wash drawing of a mounted procession with a large banner, armed attendants and clergy approaching a distant city.

Entry of the procession of an emperor and pope in a city

Zeger Jacob van Helmont, 1693

Volendam Girl in Costume

Emil Orlik, 1898

Grey wash drawing of a Roman scene with a seated emperor, attendants, columns, and a helmeted soldier gesturing.

Roman scene with an emperor and a general

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, 1783

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, shown open in a velvet case.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of white alpine flowers with yellow centers on reddish stems above green rosette leaves, on cream paper.

Sweet Androsace (Androsace carinata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Red chalk drawing of a crumbling stone fountain beneath a large tree, with a river and hills in the distance.

Italian landscape with ruined fountain

Frans Boudewijns, 1700

Pencil sketch of a narrow village lane with cottages, chimneys and a figure standing in a doorway.

Street in a fishing village

Albert Baertsoen, 1876

Red chalk drawing of an Italianate landscape with a tall tree beside a rock, a hilltop tower, and a river.

Italian landscape with a tree by a rock

Frans Boudewijns, 1700

Graphite drawing of a nude toddler seen from the side, leaning forward with one arm raised, signed with a monogram and dated

Portrait of Edouard de Block-Loor as a child of two

Eugène François de Block, 1866

Graphite sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, holding a small flower sprig, on tan paper dated 1898.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Elliott Daingerfield, 1898

Painted study of a dark leather military shako with a brass eagle badge, green braided cord, and tassel on a cream background

Military Headdress

James Vail, c. 1938

Pencil drawing of a woman seated on a chest, seen from behind, wearing a bonnet and full skirt.

Woman sitting on a chest, seen from the back

Eugène François de Block, 1845

Pencil sketch of a farmhouse with a large tree, a wooden shed and fence, on a pale sheet of paper.

Sketch of a farm

Eugène François de Block, 1845

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman with a violin beside a doorway, two figures in shadow behind her.

Sitting street musician with a violin

Eugène François de Block, 1822

Faint pencil sketch of a seated woman on beige paper, with white chalk highlights on the upper body.

Sketch of a sitting woman

Eugène François de Block, 1822

Coloured drawing of a bearded man kneeling in prayer beside a goat, with a haloed angel above and a tree behind.

The Annunciation to Joachim

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Sitting woman doing handicrafts

Eugène François de Block, 1822