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Drawings & Sketches

79,403 works

Pencil sketch of two river scenes with a sailing boat, a distant shoreline, and a church spire over calm water.

Two scenes on a river

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Seated man in a red turban smoking a hookah with a red hose, painted in watercolor on a pale background.

Zittende Indische man met waterpijp

Willem Witsen, 1870

Drawing of a standing black and white spotted ox facing right, set in an open landscape with trees and a winding path.

Nach rechts stehender Ochse, schwarz und weiß gefleckt

Pencil sketch of seated figures at a café table and standing men in top hats beneath an awning.

Baden-Baden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a woman pouring water as a boy carries a basin, with rabbits and chicks at their feet.

Kindly Martine

Pierre Antoine Baudouin, 1760

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a nude woman in a red headscarf bending toward a vase of blue flowers on brown paper.

A Violet Note

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pencil sketch of figures gathered by a table and carriage, with masts and rigging visible in the background.

La Jeunesse a Coblentz

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Face

Drawing of a painter at a large canvas beside a seated nude model and an attendant in an ornate Rococo studio interior.

The Honest Model

Pierre Antoine Baudouin, 1769

Brustbild einer junge Römerin im Profil nach rechts mit einer Perlenschnur um den Hals

Theodor Pelissier

Brown-toned sketch of a waterfront town with boat masts and buildings under a faint red sunset sky.

Sunset, in Red and Brown

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pastel drawing of a dark Venetian skyline with spires and a gondola under an orange and blue sunset sky.

Venice: Sunset on Harbour

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pen drawing of a girl pointing up at a seated elderly woman with glasses in an ornate armchair.

Meisje bij een oude vrouw

Adri Ladenius, 1893

Pen drawing of an elderly woman in a long dress leaning on an upholstered armchair in a blue-paneled room.

Grootmoeder bij een leunstoel in een interieur

Adri Ladenius, 1919

Sketch of a Gothic stained glass window showing the Virgin Mary with angels, a cross, and the words Ave Maria in blue tones.

Ave Maria, sketch for a stained glass window in Pori Church

Magnus Enckell, 1924

Watercolor drawing of an elegant family strolling in a park, with children, a toy cart, and a servant, dated 1765.

Family Promenade in the Park

Pierre Antoine Baudouin, 1765

Pen drawing of an elderly woman with a cat on her lap, seated beside a cast-iron stove in a cozy interior.

Oude vrouw met kat bij een kachel

Adri Ladenius, 1893

Greek Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Pen drawing of a man in a wheeled chair reaching for a balloon while another man pulls him across a field.

Bob laat een ballon op vanuit zijn rolstoel

Adri Ladenius, 1916

Graphite sketch on blue paper of a seated woman in a full skirt, resting her arms on a high-backed chair.

Nelly

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Loose watercolor and pencil drawing of a woman with lowered eyes, dark hair and a wavy headdress on an ochre ground.

The Angel Gabriel

Ester Helenius, 1923

Ink drawing of a boy greeting a dog in a waiting room with children and adults nearby, a first and second class door behind.

Hond begroet een jongen in een wachtkamer

Adri Ladenius, 1893

Brown-toned sketch of a canal with bare trees, boats, and lit buildings under a turquoise and rose evening sky.

Campo Sta. MartaWinter Evening

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Ink drawing of a Black boy in a scarf walking past three white boys who taunt him with speech bubbles.

Drie witte jongens pesten een zwarte jongen

Wybo Meijer, 1895

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a standing woman in a fur coat and long dark skirt on brown paper.

The Ermine Coat

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Pencil sketch of figures in period dress walking an esplanade beside an ornate arched building facade.

A group of figures on an esplanade

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Pastel sketch of figures seated and standing on stone steps before a brick building with open doorways, on brown paper.

The Steps

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pen and wash drawing of a spear-holding warrior beside a seated smith, a seated woman, and a child with an urn.

Mars in der Schmiede des Vulkan, vor Venus stehend, die Amors Pfeile in Honig taucht

Red chalk sketch of a tavern interior with two seated peasant men at a table, beams and hanging objects above.

Interieur mit zwei zechenden Bauern

Adriaen van Ostade

Pencil sketch of villagers butchering a pig in a farmyard under a thatched roof, with a tree and barrel beside them.

Schweineschlachten im Hof

Adriaen van Ostade

Sketch of an ornate church portal framed by stone columns, with a Latin inscription above and a small cat in the foreground.

San Giovanni Apostolo et Evangelistae

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Pencil drawing of a cut-glass decanter with a ball stopper and diamond and sunburst patterns on its body.

Decanter

Thomas Holloway, c. 1937