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Drawings & Sketches

79,357 works

Luonnos esilehtiin

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Watercolor study of a lidded ribbed glass mug with curved handle, with a small ink sketch of the same vessel in the upper rig

Mug

Philip Johnson, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a ribbed glass covered mug with a spiral finial on the lid and a looped handle.

Covered Mug

Philip Johnson, c. 1936

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, white cravat and dark coat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials G. D.

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Pen sketch of two men in an inn, one holding beer mugs, beside a tall case clock.

Mr. Knopp at the inn

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Collage of design studies including a bookplate for Johannes Henoch Neethling, a pencil pattern, an ornamental border sketch,

Ontwerp voor ex libris van Johannes Henoch Neethling, en twee andere ontwerpen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Design drawing for a 1918 calendar with bold geometric lettering, green tendril ornament, and a central cartouche with Dutch

Ontwerp voor Jan Ligthart kalender voor 1918

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink and watercolor design for a pension fund form with Dutch flags, an ornate cartouche and a company monogram.

Ontwerp voor de bijlage behorende bij de pensioenbrief van de Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Gouache drawing of four heraldic shields with lions, an eagle and a bull's head, framed by blue and orange scrollwork on gold

Vier wapenschilden

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Colored drawing of a heraldic shield with rampant lions, a black bull's head with crown, and blue and cream quarters.

Wapen van prinses Juliana

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil and watercolor sketch with orange flames, green sprigs, a blue tree, and faint outlines of pebbles and houses.

Luonnos 5. luvun otsakuvaan Kevät

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Silhouetportret van Matthijs Andries van der Bank

Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Schröder, 1833

Pencil sketches of two decorative ornamental panels with scrolling motifs, one on gridded paper, mounted on a tan backing.

Twee decoratieve ontwerpen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Watercolor of slender cotton-grass stems with five fluffy white seed heads on a cream background.

Slender Cotton-Grass (Eriophorum chamissonis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Silhouetportret van Antonius Gerardus van Hamel

Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Schröder, 1833

Pencil study of a lobster's tail with shaded shell segments and handwritten Dutch colour notes around it.

Studie van het achterlijf van een kreeft

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a fluted glass goblet with a flared bowl and inset dimension diagram at lower left.

Goblet

Philip Johnson, c. 1936

Geometric study of a stylized woman and bird in bold black, red, blue and green, with floral patterned panels.

The Thundershower (study for painting)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor wall design with a paneled door, allegorical panel of a seated woman and kneeling worker titled Arbitration.

Arbitration

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair, blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1780

Watercolor drawing of a clear glass mug with a curled handle on a pale cream background.

Glass

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a pale green cut-glass bowl with diamond and ribbed patterns, centered on a plain sheet.

Bowl

John Dana, c. 1937

Watercolor of purple Virginia spiderwort flowers and buds among long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of a seated man and a woman in a headscarf serving coffee at a table, on tan paper.

Frau Knopp serviert ihrem Mann Kaffee

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Watercolor of two violet-blue butterwort flowers on tall stems rising from a green leaf rosette on a cream background.

Purple Butterwort (Pinguicula elatior)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a green sphinx caterpillar camouflaged against leaves and a reddish branch.

Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a painted tankard with a curved handle, floral motifs and red-topped towers, casting a shadow.

Mug

Lillian Causey, 1935/1942

Watercolor study of red and orange mushrooms growing among green moss, with seed capsules, signed and dated 1880.

(Untitled--Study of Mushrooms)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a pink fumeroot plant with red tubular flowers tipped in yellow and delicate divided green leaves.

Pink Fumeroot (Capnoides sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Drawing of a young woman with curly blonde hair, pearl earrings and rosy cheeks, turned to the left against a tan paper groun

Portrait of a Young Woman with Pearl Earrings

Simon Vouet, 1632/35

Watercolor of a Sitka street with a church spire, wooden houses, a cannon, and mountains behind the town.

Lincoln Street, Sitka, 1887

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Charcoal drawing of women carrying seaweed bundles along a path between cliffs toward the sea.

Seaweed Gatherers, Yport

Émile Schuffenecker, 1889