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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Geometric brown and black drawing of interlocking mechanical forms with a central circular dial and serrated bands.

Brown Operator (L'opérateur brun)

Otto Gustaf Carlsund, 1926

Gouache design with a brown animal, pink circle, green pine tree, and blue and brown geometric motifs on pale paper.

Bedspread

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Ink sketch of Parisian figures, a classical statue with raised arm, and ruined buildings beside a garden, by Helene Schjerfbe

Pariisilaistyyppejä ja näkymä Tuileries'n puistosta

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Watercolor drawing of a rustic wooden vessel with a carved handle and ribbed base against a pale background.

Holy Water Font

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Charcoal sketch of a hooded figure leaning over a ledge, with legs below, study for a mural.

Figure study for "The Castle of the Grail" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Painted study of a folk religious wood shrine with arched top, decorated columns, and a small figure in a niche.

Religious Wood Carving

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Pen drawing of Utrecht's skyline with church towers, city walls, and a horse-drawn cart on the meadow in front.

Gezicht op Utrecht

Jan Peeters, 1634

Grey wash drawing of a castle on a wooded hill above a river, with a sailing boat in the foreground.

Gezicht op het kasteel Hagenstein

Bonaventura Peeters, 1624

Painted study of a dark leather gun holster with embroidered pink roses, green leaves and gold script lettering.

Gun Holster

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Pen and wash caricature of a stout man in a top hat riding a donkey at the head of a crowd with banners.

Die Kinder Israels ziehen ins' gelobte Land um eine Republique zu gründen

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1848

Ink and wash drawing of a punched tin candle sconce with a scalloped top, candle socket, and inset construction diagrams.

Tin Candle Sconce

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a tin wall sconce with punched zigzag decoration and a lit candle in a drip tray.

Tin Sconce

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a bonnet and long skirt, turned to look over her shoulder, on pale paper.

Study of a country woman

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and watercolor sketches of three female dancers in orange and yellow costumes with flowing scarves and headbands.

Tanssijatar

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt

Ink sketch of a bearded man with eyes closed and head tilted, signed Krohn, Rom. 1876.

Portrait of Pietro Krohn

Albert Edelfelt, 1876

Pen drawing of a floral garland with ribbon bows and the lettering DEN FEMTE JULI in the spaces between.

Heinäkuun viides päivä-runon välivinjetin vaihtoehto, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor interior with a boy holding a book, a woman at a spinning wheel, parrots and blue shuttered windows.

Woonkamer met zoon Jantje en Flora, een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw, bij een spinnewiel

Jan Brandes, 1784

Watercolor street scene of gabled brick houses, a central gateway arch, a tall church tower, and figures in period dress.

Nieuwstraat in Utrecht met gezicht op de Domtoren

Johanna de Bruyn, 1753

Watercolor of Chinese men in robes at an offering table with paper pagodas and incense, with Dutch annotations on the page.

Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia

Jan Brandes, 1779

Watercolor page of a Chinese sacrificial ceremony with priests, lanterns, an offering table and a burning effigy, with Dutch

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia

Jan Brandes, 1779

Pen drawing of a neoclassical grave monument with wreath, swords and lamp, with a woman and child holding a garland.

Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor A. Loosjes

Hermanus van Brussel, 1808

Pen and watercolor sketchbook page of a Chinese sacrificial ceremony with numbered robed figures, a roasted pig and handwritt

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia

Jan Brandes, 1785

Watercolor landscape with a thatched barn, fence, large trees, and figures walking on a dirt road under a pale sky.

Landschap met boerderijen

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Painted study of a carved wooden bust of a woman with dark hair, beaded necklace, and reddish-brown tones on cream paper.

Stern Piece: Pocahontas

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Watercolor drawing of a dancer in an arabesque pose wearing a grey tunic and sandals against a dark background.

Danseres Annette Köbler, de Pas-de-Zephir uitvoerende

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1812

Watercolor sketch of a grey-blue urn with dotted decoration on a sketchbook page with Dutch handwritten notes.

Urn

Jan Brandes, 1776

Pen and grey wash drawing of three figure designs: David playing a harp on a cloud, flanked by allegorical figures for singin

Drie ontwerpen voor orgelfiguren: Zangkunst, David en Muziek

Anthony Ziesenis, 1741

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill with buildings, a windmill, a horse-drawn cart and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Montferberg

Jan Brandes, 1770

Grey wash drawing of two rectangular panels with ornamental floral garlands and sheaves of grain and blossoms.

Ontwerp voor twee decoraties in rechthoekige verdiepte vlakken

Bartholomeus Ziesenis, 1787

Grey wash drawing of a stonemason's yard with a timber shed, two figures among stone blocks, and a large tree.

Steenhouwerij

Cornelis Buys, 1756

Pencil and wash drawing of a woman in a dark dress beside a classical statue and a decorated column.

Tummapukuinen nainen

Brown ink drawing of a winged angel with a sword confronting a man riding a donkey in a landscape.

Der Engel erscheint Bileam