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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Watercolor landscape of a river with poplar trees, two rowboats on the shore, and a white sailboat on the water.

Landscape

Walter Paris, 1880

Study for "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian monastery at Diessen, Germany)

Study for "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian monastery at Diessen, Germany)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1739

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired child in a white dress with red ribbons, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two standing female nudes, one seen from behind and one with raised arm.

Two Female Nudes Standing

Gustav Klimt, 1900

Drawing of a wooden writing desk with a slanted lid and four turned legs, signed Henry Meyers.

Writing Desk

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in loose contour lines on pale paper, head bowed, with a chair and drapery suggested.

Girl Seated in a Chair

Gustav Klimt, 1904

Watercolor drawing of a tall highboy with twisted columns, five upper drawers, and cabriole legs on a beige background.

Highboy

Frederick Jackson, 1935/1942

Watercolor costume design of a woman in an orange dress with white ruffled sleeves, black feathered hat and boots.

Dress Design

Olga Rozanova, 1917

Watercolor and pencil fan-shaped abstract design in teal, yellow and maroon geometric forms with a handwritten note.

Hand Fan. Design for Verbovka

Olga Rozanova, 1917

Watercolor drawing of a red upholstered armchair with carved wood frame and scroll arms, with a pencil detail of a carved cre

Arm Chair

Herbert Marsh, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a branching plant with small blue five-petaled flowers, yellow centers, buds and green leaves on a pale backgro

Bur-forget-me-not (Lappula diffusa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Mural study of park scene with figures, a large tree, flying birds, and a dog, in orange, green and blue tones.

Scenes of New York--Central Park (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman with short dark bobbed hair, holding drapery, on a pale background.

Selfportrait (nude)

Olga Rozanova, 1914

Abstract watercolor of a large red oval, angular green and orange shapes, and a wavy line on a yellow-green ground.

Untitled (Centerport)

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of a gabled Gothic tomb with a rider statue on top, pale walls, and a small figure walking at right.

Tomb of Verona

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Hoofd van David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Red watercolor drawing of a glass-front bookcase over a writing desk, with dimension diagrams in the lower corners.

Bookcase

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Loose oil sketch of two nude boys by a calm shore, one crouching with a fishing rod, pale sea and sky behind.

Sketch for Boys Playing on the Shore

Albert Edelfelt, 1884

Pencil sketch of a man's head with his right hand pressed to his forehead, signed Jozef Israëls.

Hoofd van Saul met de rechterhand tegen het voorhoofd

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Charcoal sketch of a man reclining in a chair, one hand raised to his forehead, signed Jozef Israëls.

Liggende Saul met rechterhand tegen het voorhoofd

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Design of a black handbag with a fan-shaped gold and white panel with geometric shapes and tassels, by Olga Rozanova, 1917.

Design of Bag

Olga Rozanova, 1917

David met uitgestrekte armen

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Watercolor of a Pineland Blueberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves against a cream background.

Pineland Blueberry (Vaccinium tenellum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with curly hair, white ruffled collar, brown dress and folding fan, against a tan backgro

Comfort Cory Borden, Mother of Thomas Wix Borden

Comfort Cory Borden, 1810

Pencil study of two hands with curled fingers on pale paper, signed Jozef Israëls at lower right.

Paar handen

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Charcoal sketch of two raised hands and forearms on tan paper, signed Jozef Israëls near the bottom.

Opgeheven handen van David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Der Friedensrichter

Karl Wiener, 1926

Graphite sketch of an open left hand with spread fingers and a cuff, signed Jozef Israëls, on aged paper.

Linkerhand, mogelijk van David

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Watercolor of a white heather plant with pale urn-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on a grey wash background.

White Heather (Phyllodoce grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil drawing of a town street with wooden houses, trees, utility poles and a domed church under cloudy sky.

Kazanskaya Street. Melenki

Olga Rozanova, 1900

Watercolor of red rock formations, pine trees, grazing cattle and rolling mountains under a cloudy blue sky.

In Monument Park, Colorado

Walter Paris, 1870

Watercolor of red star-shaped flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Gilia arizonica

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930