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Drawings & Sketches

79,357 works

Watercolor of an alpine pointvetch sprig with purple flowers and green feathery leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Pointvetch (Oxytropis podocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil study of a standing woman in a puffed-sleeve dress, with smaller head and figure sketches around the page.

Sigrid Stålarm, study for Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming

Albert Edelfelt, 1877

Open sketchbook with a watercolor of green fields, a ploughed slope and a line of trees under white clouds.

Sketchbook

Gustave Caillebotte, June 1883-September 1887

Watercolor sketch of a pale spider on a green leaf beside a dark curving stream and a small red leaf.

Porcelain-White Spider

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of three buff pussytoes plants with yellow flower heads, gray-green leaves and visible roots on cream paper.

Buff Pussytoes (Antennaria luzuloides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor drawing of a teal glass pitcher with ribbed neck, applied loops on the body, and ruffled foot.

Pitcher

John Dana, c. 1937

Watercolor of a branching sprig of pale lavender aster flowers with yellow centers and green buds on a cream background.

Pineland Aster (Aster squarrosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two yellow gaillardia flowers with red centers, a bud, and green leaves on reddish stems.

Perennial Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pencil drawing of a footed glass mug with a looped handle and stepped base, shaded in soft gray tones on cream paper.

Mug

John Dana, c. 1940

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman in a striped turban resting her hands on a ledge beside a small figurine, 1774.

Portret van Gerret Braamcamp

Françoise Jeanne Ridderbosch, 1774

Pencil sketch of a drawbridge over a canal with moored boats, gabled houses and church towers behind.

Gezicht op de Magere Brug

Hobbe Smith, 1872

Twee ruiters

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Pen drawing of the Magere Brug drawbridge over a canal, with brick houses and gabled roofs lining the water.

Gezicht op de Magere Brug

Izaak Jansz. de Wit, 1793

Grey wash drawing of two horses with pack saddles resting beside a sack and basket on grassy ground.

Twee rustende lastpaarden

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Watercolor of a mountain cranberry sprig with red berries, green leaves, brown dried leaves and roots on cream paper.

Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium vitisdaea minus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil and wash drawing of a covered carriage with spoked wheels and long shafts, by Pieter van Bloemen, 1667.

Carriage

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Grey wash drawing of two harnessed horses seen from behind, standing beside a covered cart with a large spoked wheel.

Twee tuigpaarden bij een kar

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Reddish-brown drawing of a grazing cow with its head lowered, facing left, on a pale sheet.

Grazende koe, naar links

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Staande hond, naar rechts

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Red chalk sketch of a dog lying curled on the ground, head resting low, drawn with loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Liggende hond

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Grey wash drawing of a standing horse seen from behind, head turned to the right, with bridle and shadowed hooves.

Staand paard, schuin van achter, naar rechts

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Staand paard, naar rechts

Pieter van Bloemen, 1667

Pencil drawing of a monastery with a bell tower on a terrace above a valley, with steep mountains rising behind it.

Näköala St. Scolasticon luostarista Subiacossa

Oscar Kleineh, 1868

Watercolor drawing of an aqua glass sugar bowl with a domed lid and applied swag decoration on a cream background.

Sugar Bowl

John Dana, c. 1936

Pastel study of a woman's head in a dark bonnet, turned slightly, on a warm grey toned paper.

Study for a portrait of Mrs. Margrethe Elisabeth Stampe

Jens Juel, 1798-1898

Watercolor of a sailboat on a calm inlet with trees, a picket fence and hills in the background.

Inlet with Sailboat, Maine

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of pink rhododendron blossoms and green leaves on a reddish stem against a pale background.

California Rose-Bay (Rhododendron californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a tent camp along a creek with riders, figures in the foreground, trees and hills under a cloudy sky.

Camp of the Peace Commissioners at Medicine Lodge Creek

Hermann Stieffel, 1860

Watercolor design of two moon flasks, one with pomegranates on a branch and one with pink and yellow roses.

Design for Two Moon Flasks

Amédée de Caranza, 1878

Watercolor of a pale green footed glass bowl with a rounded cup on a wide foot, signed John Dana.

Bowl

John Dana, 1935/1942

Oval miniature portrait of an older woman in a white ruffled bonnet and dark dress against a brown background, in a gilt fram

Mrs. Ebenezer Williams

Mrs. Ebenezer Williams, 1820

Pen and wash drawing of haloed mourners beside an open tomb in a rocky landscape with a distant town.

Am Ostermorgen: Die heiligen Frauen, Maria und Johannes am offenen Grabe Christi

Gustav Heinrich Naecke