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Drawings & Sketches

79,357 works

Pencil drawing of a clear glass goblet with a rounded bowl and knopped stem on a cream background, signed John Dana.

Goblet

John Dana, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of a clear stemmed wine glass with a rounded bowl and flat foot on a cream background.

Wine Glass

John Dana, c. 1940

Pencil study on tan paper of billowing and folded drapery, with a smaller crumpled cloth study below.

Study for Festival

Edward Poynter, c. 1875

Watercolor of a park with trees, clothed and nude figures on a lawn, a horse and rider, and rolling colorful hills.

Park Scene

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of two tall larkspur stems with purple and pale lavender flowers above lobed green leaves.

Tall Larkspur (Delphinium elongatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor drawing of a glass candlestick with a red cup, clear hourglass-shaped stem, and green oval base on cream paper.

Candlestick

John Dana, c. 1937

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Adoration of the Shepherds, showing the infant Christ surrounded by kneeling

Adoration of the shepherds

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Watercolor of gentian stems with purple buds and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana macounii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of an ivy sprig with green heart-shaped leaves and one large reddish-brown leaf on a cream background.

Untitled (Ivy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Pencil sketch of a reclining figure with outstretched arms beside a loosely drawn seated figure on pale paper.

Käsikapulaa vetämässä

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Watercolor of two reddish stems with clusters of pale flowers and bracts on a cream background, labeled M.V.W. 10.18.1920.

Red Pinesap (Hypopitys lanuginosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of water crowfoot with white yellow-centered flowers, buds and feathery leaves on thin curving stems.

Water Crowfoot (Batrachium trichophyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Ink and wash drawing of a bound male figure pierced by arrows, set against a dark sky and rocky ground.

Der Heilige Sebastian, gefesselt an einem Baum

Watercolor sketch of a weathered wooden stile with posts, crossbar and plank step, surrounded by grass and foliage.

Untitled (Stile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Pencil and wash drawing of a glass hurricane shade with etched leaf and zigzag bands on a tan background.

Hurricane Shade

John Dana, 1936

Watercolor of a magenta Cattleya orchid stem with crimson lips and green heart-shaped leaves on cream paper.

Cattlaya superbus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor study of a round glass witch ball with red and white spiral stripes, centered on a pale background.

Witch Ball

John Dana, c. 1936

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

George W. Newcombe, 1830

Watercolor of white Indian paintbrush stems with pale green bracts, narrow leaves and purple stems on cream paper.

White Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green arrow-shaped leaves on red climbing stems.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a wild pea vine with magenta and pink flowers, green leaves and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, a pale closed bud with red center, and a slender stem.

Trillium discolor

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a butterfly weed branch with orange flower clusters, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a grassy field with colorful flowers, two blue-green pine trees, and a distant horizon of water.

Watercolor no. 35, Field with Two Pine Trees

Allen Tucker, 1930

Pencil sketch of a log cabin beside a dirt path, with tall trees at left and a wooden fence at right.

Tupa tien varrella

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits on pale paper.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a ruby red glass vase with a flared rim, its stem held by a gilded hand with a geometric cuff on a pale pedestal.

Ruby Vase

Edward White, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a torn green leaf with two caterpillars and a hover fly, labeled Class II, division B.

Unspotted Beach Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Painting of a red glass decanter with a long neck and stopper against a pale background.

Decanter and Stopper

Edward White, c. 1936

Watercolor of a tall pink marbled glass bottle with white swirls, casting a shadow on a cream background.

Barber's Bottle

Edward White, c. 1936

Watercolor of a gray phacelia stem with clustered purple flowers and finely divided silvery leaves on a pale background.

Gray Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor caricature of a central figure in ceremonial dress with a devil-like creature, toasting figures, and a soldier rai

Den Corsikaanse Eed op het Velt van Mars

Wijnand Esser, 1815