New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Pen drawing of a nude man tied to a column while two men raise whips in a colonnaded hall.

Geseling van Christus

Denys Calvaert, 1550

Watercolor sketch of a man working beside a white marble statue of a nude figure and a seated lion in a studio.

Billedhuggeren J.A. Jerichau i sit atelier i Rom

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf, hands clasped at her chest, looking toward the viewer.

Istuva huivipäinen nainen

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt

Painted study of an ornate horse bit with engraved metal cheekpieces, leather straps and rings on a cream background.

Bit

William Herbert, c. 1936

Weiblicher Rückenhalbakt, daneben Wiederholung des Kopfes (Personifikation des Flüsschens Schulter)

Moritz von Schwind, 1848

Pen and watercolour sketch of hunters with spears attacking a snarling bear, with a fallen figure in the foreground.

Bear hunt

Rudolf Friedrich August Henneberg

Watercolor drawing of an ornate metal horse bit with engraved cheekpieces, chains, and leather-wrapped grips on a pale backgr

Bit

Edward Jewett, c. 1939

Pencil sketch of a dried, gnarled tree trunk beside a leaning wooden fence on tan paper, dated July 1887.

Dried-up Tree Trunk

Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, 1887

Charcoal study on blue-gray paper of a female nude in a dynamic pose, arms outstretched and one leg kicked back.

Study for figure of 11 am for "The Hours" ceiling at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Black and white ink drawing of a stylized industrial skyline with chimneys and radiating light rays, lettered Die Hütte.

Die Hütte

Karl Wiener, 1920

Watercolor sketch of a red-coated rider on a rearing horse, a woman in blue, a dog and a deer in a forest.

Genevieve

Rudolf Friedrich August Henneberg

Watercolor of an ornate spur with a star-shaped rowel, engraved steel shank, and a brown leather strap with white stitching.

Spur

Edward Jewett, c. 1938

Gray watercolor drawing of a hinged metal bullet mold with long tapering handles, signed Majel G. Claflin.

Bullet Mold

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Charcoal and white chalk study of a human foot on grey paper, showing toes and ankle with modeled shading.

Sketch of a foot

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil design drawing for a book cover with a diamond-shaped ornamental frame and lettered central panel on cream paper.

Bandontwerp voor: Charles M. van Deventer, Hollandsche bellettrie van den dag, 1901

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1901

Watercolor portrait of a mustached man with dark curly hair in a red cloak, above a pencil sketch of a figure.

Italian Man, study

Albert Edelfelt

Pencil design sketch of a decorative panel with quatrefoil borders, a central circular monogram, and grid lines.

Bandontwerp

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Abstract print of rounded yellow forms interlocking on a dark green ground, with a blue striped band along the left edge.

Albumblad met monogram VDM

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Watercolor of a windmill beside brick buildings, a cobbled street, tree-lined quay and canal with a bridge, 1803.

Gezicht op de Binnenmolen van het rasphuis te Amsterdam

Pieter Toornenburgh, 1803

Sketch of two galloping horsemen and a running figure on a grey-brown ground, drawn in charcoal and wash.

The pursuit of happiness

Rudolf Friedrich August Henneberg, 1860

Design sheet for a cod liver oil emulsion pharmacy label with an inked fish illustration, lettering and pencil sketches.

Ontwerp voor een apothekersetiket voor levertraanemulsie

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Zwei galoppierende Pferde mit einem Reiter, drei Profilköpfe, ein Kopf en face (Karrikatur)

Rudolf Friedrich August Henneberg, 1860

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate arched niche with a woman holding a child and a lute player, flanked by cherubs and garland

"Die Jugend" (Vorlage für: Gerlach & Schenk, Allegorien und Embleme Bd. 1 Nr. 8)

Gustav Klimt, 1882

Grayscale gouache drawing of a metal spur with curved arms, toothed rowels and a six-pointed spiked wheel on cream paper.

Spur

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Pencil sketch of two young girls standing side by side, one leaning on a chair with a bow in her hair.

Sara ja Laura

Eero Järnefelt, 1907

Pen and ink drawing of a panoramic town view with churches, city walls, trees, and ruins in the foreground under cloudy sky.

Aussicht von S. Pietro in Montorio

Franz Horny, 1820

Pencil self-portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a white collar, drawn in soft hatched shading on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Pencil sketch of a laurel shrub with slender branches at left, fading into faint open ground on the right.

Laurel

Franz Horny, 1820

Pen and ink sketch of robed figures including a priest, a tall woman in a gown, and a kneeling figure beside a column.

Study for Priest and the Great Lady (watercolor)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil study on squared paper of a courtroom scene with armored guards, a seated figure, and a standing woman near a chair.

Trial of Queen Catharine, study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1908

Studies of heads and figures both sides of page

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink sketch of stylized figures in a frieze-like scene with tents, trees, and reclining people on a tan background.

Voorstelling van het leven der Friezen en Batavieren

Pieter van Loon, 1853