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Drawings & Sketches

79,545 works

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman in a flowing robe with raised arms, drawn on gray paper.

Figure study for the Castle of the Maidens(?), from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of 15 paintings for the Bos…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic cathedral facade with a large rose window, arched portal and spire, dated 1889.

Rheims

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1889

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a pewter stamp with wooden handle, its oval seal design of doves and flowers, and measuremen

Pewter Stamp

Henry Meyers, c. 1937

Pen and ink sketch of a landscape with a stream under a road, a wooden gate, trees and distant hills.

Landscape with a stream running under a country road

Dankvart Dreyer, 1840-1849

Pencil sketch of a lake with trees, a small hut, reflections in the water, and a wooden jetty among reeds in the foreground.

Lakeside View

Hjalmar Munsterhjelm

Pastel study of a robed figure raising his arms in a stormy boat while rowers look up at churning waves.

Christ Calms the Storm, study for the altarpiece in Raahe church

Eero Järnefelt, 1925

Graphite and chalk sketch of leafing tree branches in green and yellow on a gray toned sheet.

Sketch of leafing tree branches

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and brown ink sketch of a soldier in a hat holding a flaming torch, with stone steps and a distant horizon.

Sotilas soihtu kädessään

Alexander Lauréus, 1800

Ink sketch of demons, horned figures, a cart and mounted riders arranged in two panels on aged paper.

Preliminary Drawings of Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Charcoal and chalk study of a hooded robed figure holding a long staff, drawn on blue-gray paper.

Figure study for The Departure, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (a series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate church interior with a domed altar, columns, and robed figures on a tiled floor.

Church interior

Andreas Altomonte

Loose charcoal sketch of a figure with raised arms and wing-like curves on pale paper.

Harjoitelma (Ikaros?)

Ellen Thesleff, 1950

Ink drawing of a factory town with smokestacks, arched roofs and rising sun rays, titled Die Fabrik by Karl Wiener.

Die Fabrik

Karl Wiener, 1920

Ink sketch of three kyōgen dancers in animated poses, one holding an open fan, on mounted paper.

Three Kyōgen Dancers

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Sewing Box

Herbert Marsh, c. 1936

Loose ink sketches of several seated and crouching robed figures in East Asian dress on pale paper.

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Charcoal and chalk study of a hooded, robed man with bowed head on blue-grey paper, drawn on a squared grid.

Figure study for Sir Lancelot and Sir Bors outfit Galahad with his spurs, from The Quest of the Holy Grail (second of…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1892

Sepia sketch of a young woman in a bonnet holding up a wine glass beside a tray of glasses on a table.

Juova tyttö

Alexander Lauréus, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated woman at a piano and a standing woman in a long gown beside a curtain in an interior.

Study for The Two Sisters (watercolor)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor drawing of a clear glass Shaker sugar jar with a reddish-brown lid on a pale background.

Shaker Sugar Jar

Charles Goodwin, 1941

Pencil study of a girl's head turned three-quarters, with long hair drawn back over her shoulder, on cream paper.

Tytön pää, harjoitelma

Watercolor drawing of a Shaker grease lamp with a pale blue glass font set in a turned wooden base.

Shaker Grease Lamp

Charles Goodwin, 1941

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a waterfall, a village on a hillside, conifers and a hazy sky with birds.

Gastein

Caspar Scheuren

Watercolor of a rushing stream with a seated hermit beside rocks and trees, with a small cross in a cave at upper left.

Wild stream with hermit

Emil Lugo, 1880

Grey wash drawing of a young woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, arms folded, with a small dog resting on her arm.

Portret van een jonge vrouw met een hondje

Franciscus Xaverius Xavery, 1750

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man by a window with green bananas hanging above, from an album page.

Man met boek voor het raam

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolour of two seated women taking tea in a room with a servant carrying plates, brass vase and ceramic jars.

Theevisite in een Europees huis in Batavia

Jan Brandes, 1779

Watercolor sketch of a large tree beside a standing figure, with a thatched hut and palms in a green landscape.

Boom op Ceylon

Jan Brandes, 1785

Grey wash drawing of a towered castle beside a moat, with a wooden footbridge, large trees and figures at the water's edge.

Het huis te Vleuten

Egbert Marinus Frederik d' Hangest, 1775

Watercolor of a whitewashed house with red tiled roof and tall palm trees, with a man standing in the foreground.

Count Van Ranzow's Estate

Jan Brandes, 1785

Ink drawing of a sea turtle with a patterned shell and red-tinged head resting on layered waves.

Sea Turtle (Emblem of Longevity)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Watercolor of European figures playing cards around a table in a thatched interior, with a clergyman and officer in uniform.

Europees kaartgezelschap op Ceylon

Jan Brandes, 1785