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Drawings & Sketches

79,357 works

Watercolor of blue and lavender phlox flowers on slender green stems with narrow leaves, against a pale background.

Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Manuscript page with a garden scene of robed figures among flowers and a blue screen, beside Persian calligraphy on gold pape

Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto) and Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

Bihzad, c. 1485

Painted study of a red glass goblet with a flared bowl and clear stem, set against a plain cream background.

Glass

John Dana, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a witch hazel branch with spidery yellow flowers, small blossoms, brown seed capsules and bare twigs on pale pa

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of an anchor, rope, and weathered mooring post on a sandy shore with blue sea behind.

Untitled (Mooring and Anchor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two arched church windows with leaded grids and red Gothic letters, plus study outlines below

Pohjoislehterin ikkunat ja inri, kirjaimet eivät lopullisessa muodossa. Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta…

Pencil drawing of a stemmed rummer glass with etched swag band near the rim and fluted stem on a round foot.

Rummer

John Dana, c. 1936

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding campion stem with three drooping seed capsules and narrow green leaves on pale paper.

Nodding Campion (Lychnis apetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Pen and ink sketch of a heavyset seated man with a woman leaning toward him beside a small table, on tan paper.

Frau Knopp redet ihrem Mann gut zu

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a footed glass vase with etched swags, starburst motifs, and a fluted base on cream paper.

Vase

John Dana, c. 1936

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a cut-glass brandy decanter with a faceted stopper and diamond-pattern body, signed John Dan

Decanter

John Dana, c. 1937

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright pink flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Cucumber Cactus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of Venice's lagoon at sunset with a domed church, bell tower, and moored boats with orange sails.

Venice from the Tower of San Giorgio

Thomas Moran, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a broomrape plant with clustered yellow flowers and brown scaly stems on a cream background.

Broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pen and ink caricature sketch of a stout man and a seated figure with a cup on a table, on brown paper.

Herr Knopp verschüttet seinen Kaffee

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a footed wooden salt cup with swirling grain, centered on cream paper.

Salt Cup

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Ink drawing of a surprised bald man in a chair as a woman leans over to whisper in his ear.

Frau Knopp flüstert ihrem Mann etwas ihn Überraschendes ins Ohr

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat with a metal frame, shown beside its engraved reverse with a monogram.

Charles William McGinnes

Carl Weinedel, 1830

Watercolor of a fortified castle with red-roofed buildings above a harbor, with a masted ship moored at left.

Castle at Corfu, Greece

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Frau Knopp verschließt einem Vorhang

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Watercolor of a Fringed Polygala sprig with magenta flowers and green leaves on thin stems, signed M.V.W. 1920.

Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Grey-wash drawing of a meadow corner with reeds, grasses, flowering plants, tree roots and a sloping hillside.

Corner of the Meadow with Reeds and Other Plants

Adrian Zingg, c. 1800

Watercolor of a pale strawberry plant with three white flowers, serrated leaves, red runners and exposed roots.

Pale Strawberry (Fragaria glauca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor study of two rosebuds on green stems, one deep red and closed, one pale pink and partly open.

Untitled (Rosebuds)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Ink sketch of a woman holding a swaddled baby beside a man with raised arms, plus a partial figure at left, on tan paper.

Herrn und Frau Knopps unterschiedliche Freude über den Nachwuchs

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Watercolor botanical study of a grayleaf fivefinger plant with yellow flowers, buds, and lobed leaves on a cream background.

Grayleaf Fivefinger (Potentilla glaucophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a witch-hazel branch with clusters of spidery yellow flowers and dark twigs on a pale background.

Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a moss campion cushion with many small magenta flowers and buds among dense green foliage on pale paper.

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Northern hedysarum plant with pink pea-like flowers, pinnate leaves, and roots, on cream paper.

Northern Hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two nodding onion stems with drooping clusters of pink flowers and long green leaves on a pale background.

Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of pink tubular pentstemon flowers and green leaves on a pale background, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Menzies Pentstemon (Pentstemon menziesii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch on pale paper of a circle filled with a grid of crossing lines and small star marks.

Sketchbook

Hugo Simberg, 1906