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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Profilkopf eines bärtigen Mannes nach rechts

Ornamental Art Nouveau frame drawing with stylized flowers, columns, and a blank central panel for an image.

"Die Moderne", ornamentale Rahmung für Fotografien als Beilage Otto Wagners Text "Architektur" in der Festschrift des…

Otto Wagner, 1898

Drawing of bearded men in top hats and frock coats smoking pipes, with a woman in a long dress, before a church spire.

Die modernen Bärte

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1850

Painted study of a dark metal trivet with scrolled foliage, a central flower, and rope-twist borders on three legs.

Trivet

Ralph Morton, 1935/1942

Design drawing of a vase decorated with nude elves climbing among yellow irises and curving leaves in pale blue and cream.

Ontwerp voor de beschildering van een vaas 'Elfes et Iris

Anatole-Alexis Fournier, 1874

Watercolor of a village church and houses beneath mountain peaks, with a stream, wooden bridge and figures in the foreground.

Ansicht von Brunnen im Canton Schwyz

Achilles Benz, 1798

Grey wash drawing of a covered tureen with acanthus leaf decoration and two eagles flanking its pedestal base.

Ontwerp voor dekselschaal

Giocondo Albertolli, 1785

Pencil drawing of an empty room in perspective with a small bed against the far wall, shaded in soft grey tones.

Die Nacht

Karl Wiener, 1942

Pencil study of an older man in a long coat leaning on a ledge, gazing upward with one hand raised.

"Die Nachtigall" (Studie zum Ferdinand Raimund Zyklus (Die gefesselte Phantasie) in Schloss Kogl, Attergau)

Josef Engelhart, 1912

Pencil sketch of a barefoot figure with bowed head, arm outstretched and flowing draped cloth on beige paper.

Köynnöstä kantava poika (nro 1) pää painuksissa, murhemielellä. Luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a monument with a column topped by a flaming urn, with smaller urn studies at left.

Design for a monument. Urn on a column

J.F. Clemens, 1748-1831

Pencil sketch of a sleeping face on a pillow beside a bed and a bedroom wardrobe, dated 1942.

"Die Nachtruhe" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1942

Cover Illustration

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Brown wash drawing of a bull standing on a tall pedestal above a fountain basin, with trees behind.

Schreitender Stier auf hohem Sockel

Fritz Boehle, 1904

Urn Design

Charles Goodwin, c. 1940

Pencil drawing of a nude male discus thrower in classical pose, shaded with hatching, on a plinth.

Akatemiaharjoitelma ; Kiekonheittäjä, kipsivalos

Arvid Liljelund, 1867

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women in headscarves, one holding a bucket and reaching out with an arm.

Kaksi kerjäävää naista

Nils Georgii, 1750

Loose painted study of birch trees with autumn leaves on a grassy shore beside calm water and rocks under a pale sky.

Landscape Study

Victor Westerholm, 1885

Loose watercolor sketch of a dark rider amid orange flames and a looping serpentine form, drawn on beige paper.

Luonnos värikuvaan Ritari ja kuningaskäärme

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Pen and wash drawing of an ox cart stalled among a flock of sheep, with a dog and figures under a cloudy sky.

The Stalled Cart

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1759

Charcoal drawing of a jacket draped over a wooden fence rail beside a post, shaded in grey and white chalk.

Jasje, over een omheining gelegd

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Grey wash drawing study of folded drapery cloth sweeping diagonally across a sheet, with light and shadow on the fabric.

Draperiestudie

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a fortified hilltop castle at Subiaco with stone walls, towers and rooftops in the foreground.

Gezicht op het dorp Subiaco

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Sepia wash drawing of rolling wooded hills receding toward distant mountains under a hazy evening sky.

Avondlicht over de bergen bij Tivoli

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil drawing of two studies of draped cloth, one hanging with a central fold and one gathered at the top.

Twee draperieën

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tall brick campanile with arched windows beside rooftops and houses, with a distant horizon on the left.

De campanile van S. Giovanni e Paolo met aangrenzende hoge huizen en vergezicht

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Loose red chalk drawing of a man seated at a table, leaning over as if writing.

Schrijvende man aan een tafel

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a domed church with a columned portico and steps, drawn on tan paper.

De kerk Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia, Rome

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Brown wash drawing of a red cloth draped over a wooden fence rail against a pale background.

Rode lap, hangend over een hek

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Ink study sheet with a dancing bear, a horse, a standing man, and several sketched heads and figures.

Studieblad met een dansende beer, een fluitspeler en circustypes

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil caricature of men in period hats seated on a tilting bench, with handwritten labels and a caption on the sheet.

"Die Nationalbank" (Vorzeichnung zu einer Karikatur: Die Nationalitäten Österreichs sitzen gemeinsam auf der "Nationa…

Josef d. J. Lanzedelly, 1848

Watercolor drawing of a rectangular waffle iron with pyramid grid pattern, central scroll motif, and long handle on pale back

Waffle Iron

Ralph Russell, c. 1941