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Drawings & Sketches

79,403 works

Pencil sketch of a man rowing a boat, a rat, and a scaled fantastical figure, studies for a folk tale illustration.

Kuvitusta kirjaan Finska Folksagor, Berättade af Rafaël Hertzberg, satu Det tunga skrinet, luonnos sivun 34 kuvitukseen

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Watercolor of an iridescent glass cup with a raised peacock and floral relief decoration on a cream background.

Iridescent Jar

Thomas Holloway, c. 1937

Abstract geometric composition in red, teal and cream with a stringed instrument, cylinder and sphere, signed A Rexroth.

Composition

Andree Rexroth, 1933

Watercolor of a studio interior with a red stove, wooden staircase, easel, and framed flower picture beside clapboard walls.

Studio Interior

George Ault, 1933

Pencil sketch sheet with six numbered studies of nude boys in poses, some bending and carrying trailing vines.

Köynnöksenkantajapoikia etelälehterin ja urkulehterin kaiteesta, osittain lopullisia (1-6) asentoluonnoksia Tampereen…

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling hermit beside a skull, with two hooded draped figures standing behind him.

Kneeling Hermit and Two Draped Figures Contemplating a Skull

Giovanni Bandini, 1570

Pen and gray wash drawing of an arched altar with a rising risen figure, angels, caryatids and garlands.

An Elaborate Altar with the Resurrection of Christ and the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Friedrich Sustris, 1570

Pen sketch of seated figures in robes on the left and a standing draped figure on the right, on pale paper.

Henkilöryhmä

Alexander Lauréus, 1800

Two grey covered dishes with cat-shaped lid finials and pierced openwork borders, rendered as a watercolor design study.

Covered Dish (Cat)

James Vail, c. 1936

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man in a cap, head and shoulders, gazing directly at the viewer.

Self-portrait

Hans von Marées

Ink drawing of a uniformed officer saluting before a sabre-armed commander and soldiers with rifles in a forest.

"Niin vai"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Pencil sketch of two seated nude figures against a leafy backdrop, with a third figure faintly drawn at right.

Zwei nebeneinander sitzende weibliche Akte

Hans von Marées

Watercolor of red and white poppies among tall blue-green grasses, with a band of blue sea at the top edge.

The Island Garden

Childe Hassam, 1890

Trompe l'oeil drawing of folded papers, a dedication scroll, a city map, engravings, a quill and a feather on black.

Schijnbedrieger met kaart van wijk 26 en opdracht aan Jacob Guillot

Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1772

Collage of printed pages and a coloured engraving of militiamen with flags and muskets, under a banner reading Eendragt Maakt

Schijnbedrieger met schuttersbrief van kapitein Christiaan van Marselis

Pencil sketch of the Grand Théâtre facade on Amstelstraat with handwritten material notes and staircases.

Exterieur van het Grand Théâtre des Variétés aan de Amstelstraat

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1852

Pencil drawing of a Rembrandtplein street corner with a café terrace under striped awnings, a vintage car, and tall trees.

Gezicht op het Rembrandtplein, hoek Thorbeckeplein

Jean Charles Louis Landré, 1918

Painting of an olive-green glass decanter with swirled ribs and a band of geometric sunburst and chevron patterns.

Decanter

John Dana, 1936

Pen and wash drawing of the Jan Roodenpoort city gate with a canal, rowing boats, figures and a large tree.

Gezicht op de Jan Roodenpoort

Hendrik Tavenier, 1784

Pencil drawing of a twisted glass cream pitcher with a flared lip and curled applied handle on a footed base.

Cream Pitcher

John Dana, c. 1940

Red chalk drawing of a seated female nude with studies of legs, feet, and arms on cream paper.

Weiblicher sitzender Akt, daneben Bein- und Armstudien

Hans von Marées, 1879

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a nude boy bent under a long thorny vine with red berries.

Köynnöstä olkapäällään kantava poika, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lehterimaalauksia varten

Ink sketch of a smiling man dancing, holding a folding fan overhead in flowing robes, bare feet visible.

Dancing man

Katsushika Hokusai

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, face turned to the side, on brown paper.

Self-Portrait

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in pink robes with an orange sash, head bowed, beside purple irises on brown paper.

The Purple Iris

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Pencil sketch of an arched doorway opening onto a shop interior with stairs, a vase, shelves of jugs, and a counter.

La Marchande de Moutarde

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pastel drawing of a standing woman in a blue dress and coat with red hair against a blue and tan background.

The Blue Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Pencil portrait of a curly-haired man with a mustache, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and cravat, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of Whistler

Edward Poynter, 1850

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet at a table, with a loosely drawn second figure beside her on the right.

Couple seated at a table

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pencil sketch of a crowd with soldiers, women in bonnets and children in an open street scene.

Succes d'Ernesti a Cologne

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Ink and pencil drawing of two women in headscarves and long dresses standing together, one holding a broom.

Two Women

Pencil drawing of a pitcher with a scrolled handle, diamond-patterned band and fluted base on a pale background.

Pitcher

John Dana, c. 1940